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Top Strategic Issues for Boards 2026–2027
This biennial publication frames the most important topics in higher education that will demand governing boards’ strategic oversight in the next two years to ensure student success and long-term institutional vitality..
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President
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Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
The College of New Jersey
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Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the College
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