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Back to the Drawing Board
Trustee association is putting together a high-profile committee to rethink board structure and role in the face of challenges, including talk about what role trustees should play in academics.
Georgia Board: Sports Bulldog?
The University System of Georgia is the second this academic year to adopt a policy granting it more oversight of its institutions' athletic programs.
Still Fighting
U.Va. remains a battleground in the broader debate about what roles faculty and board members should play in governance, even as campus tensions linger.
High Noon in Austin
Years of tension between state policy makers and administrators at the University of Texas at Austin could come to a head in a series of legislative battles this spring.
In With the New
At the annual meeting of the American Council on Education, discussion focuses on what the next generation of presidents will look like and how to find them.
Opinion
Yes, Virginia is O.K. But…
Garrison Walters offers some thoughts on the lessons that trustees and others should (and shouldn't) have drawn from the University of Virginia's governance meltdown.
Cracks in the Leadership
Anonymous document-leak site at Gustavus Adolphus helps the faculty air grievances about the president and highlights how technology shifts debates between faculty members and administrators.
Twisting in the Wind?
Contractual changes have left two public university presidents in tenuous positions and highlight a growing fear of commitment among boards.