Before Cai Yuanpei took over as the president of Peking University,this universi-ty was plagued by corruption,chaotic administrative systems,students with a strong desire for official positions,lack of academic atmosphere,and prevalent feudal culture.Then,Cai Yuanpei resolved to take up the position at Peking University and carried out comprehensive reforms.The reform of Peking University under the transformational leadership theory in-cludes highlighting the leadership charm to the beautiful vision of Peking University;advo-cating intellectual stimulation to change the mindset of teachers;building the associations to enhance personalized development of students;and valuing stimulation and inspiration to empower professors with the right to democratically govern the university etc.Cai Yuanpei steadily and actively advanced the reform of Peking University,successfully transforming it from"a ladder for promotion and wealth"to"a place for academic research",and having ref-erence value for the current higher education.
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