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February 14, 2019

Colleges need to rethink strategic planning (opinion)

Colleges and universities would be better served by focusing on the other half of strategic planning: the strategy, Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower argue.

October 23, 2018

The structure and ways of operating of many board committees no longer work well (opinion)

The ways that many board committees and task forces operate today no longer make sense, warn Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower.

May 15, 2017

Boards need to be more curious to be effective (essay)

College and university boards have much about which to be curious these days, argue Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower, but too many struggle with asking questions at all, let alone good or great ones.

October 27, 2016

Advice for ensuring boards are prepared to deal with what's ahead (essay)

While it is impossible to “futureproof” a board, assessing its strengths and potential vulnerabilities can go a long way toward ensuring that it is prepared for what’s ahead, write Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower.

September 29, 2016

The wrong questions that boards ask themselves (essay)

Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower describe the wrong questions that boards often ask themselves -- as well as those they should ask but frequently don't.

April 28, 2016

The importance of board culture in shaping behavior and decisions (essay)

It's not what boards do (or don't do) but how they do their work that really matters, say Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower.

November 17, 2015

Role boards play in the racial debates on campuses (essay)

Campus protests over race and diversity have created a tipping point where all boards must step up to partner in leadership with the president, write Peter Eckel and Cathy Trower.

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