In the United States institutions of higher education are usually called either universities or colleges. A university is a collection of colleges, each of which has a special purpose, like, for example, a college of Arts and Sciences, or a College of Business. Stand-alone colleges usually have a much broader range of subject matter.
The head of a U. S. University is usually called a Chancellor or a President.
The head of a stand-alone U. S. College is usually called a President.
The head of a college within a university is usually called a Dean
In Britain the operating head of a college or university is often called the Vice-Chancellor, the Chancellor being the head of the governing board.
In Eastern Europe the head of an institution of higher education is often called the Rektor.
University of Miami, Minnesota and Utah off the top of my head
The Principal/President
Vanderbilt's head is called the Chancellor, and the current one is Chancellor Nick Zeppos as of 2008
William Wallace Wade was the Head Football Coach at the University of Alabama in 1926.
The Principal/President
chancellor
John Michelosen was the head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1955-1965.
University teachers are called professors.
...the head of the match a called the 'HEAD' or 'TIP'
chancellor
The University of Iowa.
The head master of the university of Texas is ? David Denton