PERSPECTIVES: It’s Time to Include Students on College Boards of Trustees
UConn alumna Sena Wazer writes in The Nation about how student activists on that campus have organized to influence BOT …
Boards of Trustees Archive
NEWS BRIEFS: Head-Spinning Turmoil at Linfield (OR) University
Distinguished professor and faculty trustee “was fired after he denounced the university’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations from students and …
May 4, 2021/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
NEWS BRIEFS: Another Trustee Acts Deplorably, This Time at University of Richmond
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “University of Richmond Faculty Senate on Friday passed a vote of no confidence in Paul Queally, rector …
April 14, 2021/
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NEWS BRIEFS: Why Aren’t More College Trustees Concerned About Issues Facing Students and Families?
A new national survey of college/university trustees reveals they are very concerned about the future of higher education, but mostly …
January 29, 2020/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: Michigan State University’s Culture Hasn’t Changed
Recent incidents at MSU point to an undeniable reality–underlying issues remain prevalent. Read this Lansing State Journal editorial position for …
November 3, 2019/
MSU, Perspectives/
NEWS BRIEFS: Protests Greet The Announcement of Chancellor Appointment
“If they cared about what we thought, we wouldn’t be in this position, to begin with,” Prof. Garrett Felber said …
October 7, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs/
PERSPECTIVES: When University Boards Are Dysfunctional
While politics are always un the mix, Michael Poliakoff, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, says the …
August 7, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: U. South Carolina Faculty Senate Takes Stand Re Presidential Search Process
“Amid an increasingly chaotic search for a new president, the University of South Carolina’s Faculty Senate sharply rebuked the Board …
July 15, 2019/
News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/
PERSPECTIVES: ‘Healthiest Presidential Searches Are Open’ (commentary)
“Presidential searches constitute a moment in the life of an institution in which confidence is at a premium… And true …
July 8, 2019/
Higher Ed, Perspectives/
NEWSBRIEFS: “I Can’t Do This Anymore,” a U-Colorado Trustee Said, Voting Against Football
“I don’t believe it can be played safely anymore. I want these young men to leave CU with minds that …
April 19, 2019/
Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: “Young’s Contract, Another MSU Misstep,” Lansing State Journal
Read LSJ’s editorial opinion here.
February 7, 2019/
Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: No Surprises In Trustee Ferguson’s Profanity-Laced Interview
“I had enough guts and balls to represent the university,” Joel Ferguson told The City Pulse. “Despite attacks, ‘I’m not …
February 1, 2019/
MSU, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/
NEWS BRIEFS: Was Timing Of Perles Resignation Intended To Rig Board Replacement?
Yes, reports The Free Press. Accusation: relinquishing Perles’ financial commitment to Michigan State was done in exchange for the governor appointing …
January 20, 2019/
MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/
PERSPECTIVES: Will Engler Survive At Michigan State?
2018 election may change the equation, writes David Jesse of The Detroit Free Press. Read more here.
November 17, 2018/
MSU, Perspectives, Society/
NEWS BRIEFS: Reform/Culture Change Candidates Win Seats On Michigan State Board
Two Democrats, both of whom expressed commitment to institutional change, were elected Tuesday night in a statewide election of university …
November 8, 2018/
MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/