ACTA vice president of policy Michael Poliakoff’s presentation for the ACTA-Aspen trustee seminar hosted at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
Wallace Hall, former regent at the University of Texas, courageously flagged admissions corruption and malfeasance in the system as far back as 2011. He faced scathing criticism and censure before being fully vindicated years later. He gave this speech upon accepting ACTA’s Jerry L. Martin Prize for Excellence in College Trusteeship on October 17, 2019.
Trustees have grown significantly more concerned about the future of higher education in the last year, according to new polling released today that points to financial sustainability and the prices students pay as top sources of anxiety. And trustees aren’t just worried about the sector as a whole. A majority are also concerned about the […]
Trustees and professors are largely in the dark about one another’s roles in university governance, according to the results of a survey released on Friday by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Faculty members themselves were not surveyed by the association, which received responses from presidents, chief academic officers, and board chairs. […]
Dive Brief: The American Council of Trustees and Alumni on Thursday released a new guidebook encouraging boards to “be proactive in their role” to promote “a fiscally sustainable model for maintaining [their college or university’s] academic standards while offering an affordable college education.” The guide highlights best practices from around higher ed, like the University System of Maryland’s […]
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