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Schools Need Maximum Flexibility Right Now. Here’s How Real Estate Can Help.
February 16, 2021 - Talk about a need for flexibility. American colleges and universities, after months of contemplating how to respond to the pandemic in real time, are now mulling a future in which Covid-19 may finally be under control.
Assuming the national vaccination campaign …
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Bolstering Liquidity by Optimizing Real Estate
October 22, 2020 - For colleges and universities that own and/or lease real estate, best practices from the commercial sector can cut costs and ramp up liquidity, thereby supporting critically important adaptive strategies in the wake of COVID-19...
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Design for the Future: What trustees should consider about the new era of campus planning
September 22, 2020 -
Trustees have the task of securing the future for their institution. With a focus on the big picture, trustees must understand how events like the COVID-19 pandemic, technological innovation, and other …
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Trusteeship Article
Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities in the Digital Age
Federal laws prohibit disability discrimination and entitle people with disabilities to “full and equal enjoyment” of services, facilities, and accommodations. As digital tools and resources have become essential to education, access to electronic information technology (EIT) has become a critical …
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Trusteeship Article
The Battle over Bathrooms
What is a university to do when federal and state authorities expect it to comply with contradictory laws? The latest incarnation of this question concerns a matter most governing boards never expected to consider–bathrooms.
A brief chronology. While other states have …
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Trusteeship Article
What Will Become of the College Campus?
Every time over the last several years that I’ve been asked to vote to approve the renovation or construction of a new building, I wonder: Will this facility be necessary 15 years from now? Given that the delivery method for …
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The Facilities Committee
Facilities committees help shape the physical character of their institutions by ensuring that their campuses are functional, attractive, and well-maintained. Committee members tackle the challenging work of helping to update the campus master plan and developing harmonious relationships between buildings, …
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Trusteeship Article
Protecting and Enhancing Campus Facilities: 6 Principles for Boards
Dormitories, student centers, lecture halls, laboratories, athletic facilities, quads—just try to imagine your residential campus without them. Impossible. They are among its most important assets. As fiduciaries, boards must ensure that those assets are protected and enhanced over time. But …
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