https://www.ft.com/content/8af77ab4-e442-11e4-9039-00144feab7de
According to this, even Deanship position is shortage. Provost is higher and much more complicated than Dean.
Columbia University planning to appoint Lisa Cook as president if she fails to
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They kinda do. They ask a short list for applications
Demand supply. 1 President Uni only receives 10 applications.
But one AP position can receive 100 applications.
So President salary shall be at least 10 times higher than AP.I may be wrong but I do not think places like Columbia solicit applications for the position as president.