1. Opting Out of the Presidency: Perspectives of Community College Chief Academic Officers Open Access Author: Appiah-padi, Radecka Title: Opting Out of the Presidency: Perspectives of Community College Chief Academic Officers Graduate Program: Workforce Education and Development Keywords: chief academic officercommunity collegeshigher education leadership File: Download Dissertation_FINAL_Appiah-Padi_raa5206.pdf Committee Members: Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorEdgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-ChairWesley Edward Donahue, Committee MemberCraig D Weidemann, Committee MemberEdgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member