Crisis Leadership

In this continuing series of columns of the “Law and ....” variety, the next up is law and crisis management. Underlying all of these columns is the proposition that the law and lawyers are critical and indivisible components of these …

While boards have a fiduciary responsibility to exercise sound crisis leadership they are sometimes blind to the potential for a serious crisis at their institution. The list of current crises engulfing higher education calls for greater integrity and a heightened …

As the court proceedings and fallout from the Varsity Blues college admissions fraud and racketeering scandal continue to make headlines across the country and around the world, the public sees yet another reason to distrust institutions and higher education itself. …

In the wake of the recent admissions scandal and other crises that have engulfed higher education, AGB convened a webinar on March 27 entitled Institutions in Crisis: Risk and Responsibility for Higher Education Governance. The participants included Terrence MacTaggart, PhD, …

March 27, 2019 - On March 12, the FBI announced that 50 individuals were charged with participating in a nationwide conspiracy that facilitated cheating at several high-profile …

Institutional clients should strive for the right balance between over-use and underuse of lawyers. There is no right answer for how much advice to seek. It depends on many variables, including the size of the institution and the legal office …

When boards get pulled into campus controversies, how they choose to interact with their administrations, students, faculty, staff, and alumni can shape assessment of their effectiveness and usefulness. Upholding transparency and openness can demonstrate boards’ commitment to serving their institutions …

Madeleine Deininger took over the role of board chair at Stockton University just as a crisis involving the longtime president was deepening. An attempt to expand the campus’ footprint onto a former casino in Atlantic City precipitated the situation that …

In recent years governing boards and campus leadership have become more strategic about enterprise risk management. Despite these efforts, conflicts related to campus climate, free speech, intercollegiate athletics, and sexual assault can go viral in a nanosecond. Board members, the …

"Several of us at the University of Houston know firsthand that here on the Gulf Coast, hurricanes are not some hypothetical hazard but a fact of life.” I wrote that in June of last year, urging our campus community to be …