How a 26-Year-Old Became the Youngest College President in U.S. History
What if everything you know about getting ahead in education is completely wrong? At 26, Leon Botstein became the youngest college president in U.S. history at Bard College. In this episode, Alex Romano breaks down how this happened and why it reveals the backwards way we measure success in higher education. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How a 26-year-old convinced a board to hand him a college (and the psychology behind taking huge risks) • Why Bard's $400 million endowment actually matters more than Harvard's $50 billion war chest • The hidden crisis: state funding dropped 20% per student since…
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