Just Another Gray Rental Buick.

The article presents the authors' reflections on a conference for college presidents organized by the Council of Independent Colleges, shortly after becoming a college president himself. He feels out of place when his assistant rents him a bright orange convertible, though it fits his self-perception as nonconforming. He relates the shared experiences expressed by him and the other presidents at the conference. He mentions a session on the annual college rankings conducted by "U.S. News & World Report," about which the consensus is generally negative.