Smith, the former chancellor of the California Community College System, says he’s relieved he no longer has to live the hectic life of a community college president. He says the job is akin to operating a three-ring circus.
“To call [the community college presidency] a high-wire act, I think, is quite appropriate,” he says. “Sometimes, you’re going to wind up with a board member or two yanking the high wire up and down. And the president or the CEO’s job is to stay on the high wire. It’s just the nature of the game. It’s political, it’s tough, and I hope both [Branch and Carreon] pick themselves up and go back into the fray.”
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