ACTA in the NewsGovernance
UM board determined to restore order to campus
The American college campus can return to sanity. It won’t be easy, but Ann Arbor is showing how this can happen.
Speeches & Testimony
Trustees | Trusteeship
Best Practices in University Governance
March 1, 2006 by Phyllis Palmiero Download PDF
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.
RELATED
CONTENT
Best Practices
Policymaker’s Toolkit
Higher education across the nation is under scrutiny. Publicly funded colleges and universities are particularly vulnerable, as they represent a massive investment by state taxpayers. Many concerned Americans question the return on this investment, and public confidence in higher education has fallen every year since 2015. The diversity of institutions means that no single policy […]
The ForumGovernance
A bipartisan call to action for trustees
Higher education has taken a beating lately. The industry has been roiled by seemingly endless crises on topics ranging from affordibility and student debt to free speech and antisemitism. It is hardly surprising that public confidence in higher education has plummeted, as over two-thirds of Americans now believe it is headed in the wrong direction.
RELATED
PRESS MENTIONS
ACTA in the News
Advice for Senate on Nonprofit Boards
Ever since U.S. Sen. Charles E. Grassley announced last fall that the Senate Finance Committee he leads would investigate the management of American University as part of its overall review of nonprofit governance, college officials at institutions other than American have wondered if and how that inquiry might be broadened, and whether that examination might […]
ACTA in the NewsAbout ACTA
Higher Education Governance: Stewardship or Sham?
ACTA, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, recently hosted a gathering at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. for people interested in education issues within the local public policy community. In the audience were folks from special-interest groups, think tanks, government agencies, non-government organizations, the media and others. The announced agenda was “Higher […]
ACTA in the NewsTrusteeship
Governance Reconceived
The January-February 2011 issue details the reformation of the Corporation (“The Corporation’s 360-Year Tune Up,” page 43). While the changes are newsworthy, aren’t the Fellows missing something? Governance is about more than assigning committees and adding trustees. Boards are fiduciaries of the financial and academic health of their institutions. They ultimately ensure the academic excellence […]
WHO WE ARE
Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price.
Discover MoreSTAY INFORMED
Sign up to receive updates on the most pressing issues facing our college campuses.