Resources for Public College and University Boards

Ingram, Richard T.  Effective Trusteeship:  A Guide for Board Members of Public Colleges and Universities. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2005.

• Answers trustees' basic questions and features sample statements of board responsibilities, resources lists, and detailed appendices. 

Ingram, Richard T. "A Test of an Effective Public Board," Trusteeship Volume 13, Issue 1, (January-February 2005): 1-4.

• This checklist presents a list of best practices for public-sector governing boards that boards can use to evaluate their own practices.
• Available to AGB members only.  Contact zrc@agb.org

Schwartz, Merrill and Louis Akins.  Policies, Practices, and Composition of Governing Boards of Public Colleges and Universities. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2005.

• Based on a 2004 survey, this report describes current boards, board members, committees, and policies of public institution. Includes a profile of board committee structures, highlights of recent changes, and demographic information about trustees. 

Spanier, Graham and Cynthia Baldwin.  "The Structure of  Public Boards Does Matter," Trusteeship Vol. 12, no. 6 (November/ December 2004): 14-17.

• How trustees and regents are selected in our politicized environment affects the quality of public university governing bodies.
• Available to AGB members only.  Contact zrc@agb.org

Warner, Mark R. "How Merit can Guide Public Trustee Appointments," Trusteeship Vol. 13, no. 3 (May 2005): 29-32.

• Like other states, Virginia has faced serious economic challenges. In recent years, the state has had to close $6 billion in budget shortfalls. Early in Governor Mark Warner's administration, he and his administration came to an important conclusion: while money matters, the quality of higher education depends on the quality of its leaders--its professional educators, of course, but also its citizen trustees who voluntarily serve on its governing boards.
• Available to AGB members only.  Contact zrc@agb.org

Yudof, Mark G. "The Purgatory of the Public University: Declining State Appropriations, Rising Demands for Access, and Steady Pressures for New Accountability Have Cast Public Higher Education in a New Light," Trusteeship Vol. 11, no. 2 (March / April 2003): 8-12.

• Declining state appropriations, rising demands for access, and steady pressures for new accountability have cast public higher education in a new light.
• Available to AGB members only.  Contact zrc@agb.org