Governance

Governing boards, and faculty looking to them for leadership, would be wise to remember the first rule in governance is to do no harm, Andrew Lounder writes.

Deans are integral to true academic transformation. Here are some ways we can better support them, Rob Kramer writes.

In excerpts from our members-only weekly newsletter The Sandbox, higher ed leaders—writing anonymously—discuss the myriad challenges of the job under Trump 2.0.

University leaders said the administration's demands are an attack on its independence. Hours later, billions in grants were frozen. 

Universities have been reluctant to tap their endowments to plug research funding holes or finance a lawsuit against Trump’s attacks. Could bonds serve that purpose instead?