Although much has been written about leaders and leadership, we unfortunately know little about the women who fill this particular role.

This book--the first in a series that explores women leaders in different contexts--remedies this gap by presenting the reflections of nine women community college, college, and university presidents on what they see as key tenets of leadership, illuminated by pivotal events in their careers.

These presidents know the power of words, and in telling their stories through these interviews with the authors, they let us know who they are,...