Trustees/regents

Conservative group sends board members package without saying why.

Board bows to months of protests and dismisses Jane Fernandes.

Trustee nominating processes rarely receive much attention. But at Dartmouth College, graduates have voted down a proposed new constitution for its alumni association that would have, among other things, changed the timing for when petition candidates would make their intentions known.

Many viewed the proposed changes as designed to make it more difficult for candidates who questioned the board's decisions to win election.

Chancellor of Calif. 2-year-college district is under fire for removing buyout clause without clearance from his board.

The search for a new president at the University of Iowa has proven tumultuous this fall, as many continue to wonder why the Iowa Board of Regents rejected a search committee's list of candidates to replace  David J. Skorton.

Choice for interim president -- Robert Davila, who led deaf institute at RIT -- receives strong support.

State and local community college panels in North Carolina tangle over a range of oversight issues.

The Illinois college cites no reason for the move, but enrollment has declined sharply in recent years. 

Statement lays out common responsibilities for college governing board members, to prod them and reassure higher education's critics.

The man in charge of running Westfield, Mass., says he's prepared to lead an institution, but some question his credentials.