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headlines Today's Deans Are Going Global AS BUSINESS SCHOOLS become increasingly international, so does their leadership. Results from AACSB International's 2011–2012 Deans Sur- vey shows that a significant portion of today's deans are crossing borders either for short visits or long work assign- ments—though there's still a sizable contingent of deans who prefer to stay on their home continents. According to respondents, 49 percent of today's deans came to their current positions from different institutions, and of those, 10 percent came from institu- tions in different countries. Even more impressive is that 19 percent received their highest degrees from institutions located in different countries than the ones where they hold their current posi- tions. That figure is echoed by the 19 percent of respondents who currently hold deanships in countries other than the countries of their birth. The Quintessential Dean THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE of today's deans is only one area explored in the new survey. Answers to other survey questions help build a profile of today's typical business school dean, a 57-year-old man who already has held this position for 4.6 years. If this is his first deanship—as it is for 72 percent of respondents—it is likely that he most recently held a post as associate dean or department head at the same school where he is now dean. And although there has been a slight uptick in the number of women taking the dean's position in recent years, today's dean is most likely a he: Eighty-two percent of survey respondents were men. For more information about the survey, contact research@aacsb.edu. 10 May/June 2012 BizEd CORBIS/GLOW IMAGES