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Should college trustees be more than just wealthy donors? According to two experts, the answer is a no-brainer. University Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Director Ryan Craig and Willamette University College of Law Associate Professor...
Trustees have a tremendous amount of responsibility. They’re in charge of setting the agenda of an institution, approving tuition charges and green-lighting multimillion-dollar construction projects. But how do they know how to do their...
The prolific spending of former Westfield State University president Evan Dobelle has for years been the stuff of public investigation and public condemnation. Dobelle’s actions — allegations of personal spending on university credit cards,...
The regents of the University of Nevada system are taking a stand for accountability, with the help of ACTA’s Getting the Data: 10 Questions Trustees Should Ask! Earlier this month, University of Nevada, Reno...
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...
Phyllis Palmiero, director of ACTA’s Institute for Effective Governance, participates in a roundtable discussion on nonprofit and higher education governance sponsored by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in a roundtable discussion on nonprofit and higher education governance sponsored by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
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