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Faculty worry that a campaign by private equity boss Marc Rowan on antisemitism threatens university’s independence.
Three prominent university presidents’ disastrous recent congressional testimony about antisemitism has cast a spotlight on what these officials do, as calls for their resignation mounted.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 8, 2023)—Today, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) published the AGB Board of Directors’ Statement on Influences Impacting Governing Board Independence and Leadership, with an associated toolkit.
An opinion by the commonwealth’s attorney general on the responsibilities of public university trustees prompts a debate about whether Governor Glenn Youngkin believes they answer to him.
In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Education published a series of new and revised regulations impacting higher education institutions and their ability to receive federal funding.
If politicians and donors disagree with student or faculty views, they should challenge their soundness, not threaten defunding, says Richard Joseph
The governing boards of U.S. colleges and universities, typically called trustees or overseers, are among the least visible and most powerful individuals associated with a school.