This article reports on the findings of a study of college presidents released by the American Council on Education. Although more members of minority groups and women lead higher-education institutions today than in the past, the study shows the rate of diversification in the president's office has been slow, particularly since the late 1990s. According to the study, 86 percent of presidents were white and 77 percent of them were male in 2006. In 1986, when the study was first conducted, 92 percent were white and 91 percent were male. However, the study also revealed a drastic demographic shift among college chiefs that could play a role in the remedy: Presidents in 2006 were older than their counterparts in 1986, suggesting that turnover in the academic presidency is imminent. Only about 8 percent of presidents are now 50 or younger, compared with about 42 percent in 1986. The average age of a president rose from 52 to 60 over the last 20 years. Meanwhile, almost half of presidents in 2006 were older than 60, compared with 14 percent of presidents in 1986.