IN MANY WAYS a university president is often like an extraordinarily well-credentialed trophy wife. The ideal university president should possess a glittering résumé of accomplishments, be a socially gifted goodwill ambassador for the school, and most importantly should have a deft hand at fundraising. As far as actually running the university of which he is president, that is usually left to the numerous deans and their faculty. A university president’s job description might well read as follows: Raise money and look pretty.