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Trustees as Partners in Fiscal Stewardship
ACTA president Anne D. Neal’s presentation before trustees of Indiana’s public universities on how trustees must find ways to use resources more effectively.
Speeches & Testimony
Trustees | General Education
The Role of the Trustee in Ensuring Student Success
September 1, 2011 by Michael B. Poliakoff Download PDF
ACTA vice president of policy Michael Poliakoff’s remarks at the 2011 Indiana Trustees Academy panel discussion.
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Higher Ed Governance: Stewardship or Sham?
AEI director of education policy studies Frederick M. Hess and ACTA president Anne D. Neal host a conference to discuss developments in light of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings’ Commission on the Future of Higher Education. Audio and/or video are available upon request.
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Keeping College Trustees on Course
Governors across the country have long had the power to appoint the trustees who oversee state universities and colleges. But elected chief executives often find themselves disappointed when their chosen trustees ignore the governor’s priorities or actually ally themselves with university administrators in opposition. In response, some governors have begun taking steps to keep the […]
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College trustees feel unprepared
College and university trustees often don’t see eye to eye, and one reason may be that many members of college governing boards feel ill-prepared for the job, says a report being published this week by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Four in 10 trustees surveyed described themselves as “slightly” or “not at all” prepared, and […]
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