When Penn State University needed to fill top positions in 2010 and 2011, administrators didn‘t look far. The university hired members of its board of trustees for jobs that paid six figures without opening...
Who’s in charge of our colleges and universities—their boards of trustees or the accreditation organizations that are the gatekeepers of federal aid? That’s the question I’m left asking after a decision by the Southern...
We’ve all heard it from our parents and grandparents before: “In MY day…” But before you head toward the eye-roll, less conspicuous tune-out or the more polite nod-and-smile, the Bullitt County Museum has posted...
Wyoming Senate President-elect Tony Ross of Cheyenne believes some loyal supporters who live outside the state should be eligible to serve on the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees. Ross prefiled a bill late...
A nonprofit group representing trustees and alumni from colleges around the country is seeking an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education into an accreditation agency’s decision to put the University of Virginia on...
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