Trustees & Regents

College and university governing boards must push their institutions to be forces for ending, rather than perpetuating, racism, write Carlton Brown, Richard Legon and Terrence MacTaggart.

One trustee in Johnson County has been censured for sending a private email to state lawmakers about her concerns. The board says she promoted secrecy. She says she was only trying to get answers for constituents.

More than 40 percent of trustees are now very concerned about the future of higher education, up 14 points from last year, according to a survey.

As friction on Wayne State's governing board ratchets up, some suggest waiting for the 2020 election is the only way to solve the problem. But can a university operate in neutral for a year?

University of North Carolina system's top lawyer issues cease-and-desist letter to outside lawyer said to be representing some of its board members.

A community college trustee in New Jersey outraged some students and professors by attending a straight pride parade. What should the expectations be for trustee activities and speech unrelated to the college?

As institutions and contexts change, trustees and presidents must rethink how the board works, how priorities have shifted, and the ways in which they interact, Cathy Trower and Peter Eckel write.

Scandal-plagued University of Southern California has a new president coming in, but many believe the institution can't really change without a true overhaul of its large and quarrelsome Board of Trustees.