College leadership teams across the country are working to determine how to tackle the next most important thing while they respond to the coronavirus outbreak…
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Uncertainty around colleges’ financial futures may be at an all-time high. The one thing that’s certain is that the weakest institutions are most likely to struggle…
The screens before him pulse with worrisome financial news, but Tom Heck exudes Midwestern calm…
The rapid spread of the coronavirus is wreaking havoc on higher education’s business-as-usual, sometimes in unpredictable ways…
Last week the Texas Southern University Board of Regents reached a separation agreement with former president Austin Lane, following a lengthy mediation meeting…
I am currently in my fifteenth year as a president of a historically black college or university…
One trustee in Johnson County has been censured for sending a private email to state lawmakers about her concerns. The board says she promoted secrecy. She says she was only trying to get answers for constituents…
Last month, the University of North Carolina System released the job description for its president position…
More than 40 percent of trustees are now very concerned about the future of higher education, up 14 points from last year, according to a survey…
Fiduciary duties and board accountability for accreditation,
educational quality and financial viability continue to be topics
of conversation among policymakers, accreditors and institutional
leaders…
Setting strategic direction. Approving the annual budget. Holding the president accountable. Trustees are a crucial part of the success…