College or university president is the chief executive officer. His or her responsibilities include. His job was to try to mediate between the conflicting needs of students, trustees, alumni, faculty, and administrators. Vice-president for academic programs, finance, student services, development, and personnel. They start out as instructor or assistant professor, and usually are promoted to associate professor with tenure if they have a good record as teacher and researcher.
Tenure gives the faculty member independence.
It was designed to protect academic freedom, and to safeguard the faculty member from changes in the administration and from public pressure. Critics of the tenure system feel that tenured faculty are frequently not productive and that having too many of them keeps many young scholars out of teaching positions in the universities. The highest rank is that of full professor. All colleges and universities derive part of their income from student tuition and fees. The rest of the cost of running a state institution come from taxes.