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Download full textUS House of Representatives, 2022
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor that was held to examine ways to improve accountability and prevent fraud in for-profit college conversions. Member statements were provided by: (1) Honorable Robert C. Scott, Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) Honorable Virginia Foxx,…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Prevention, Legislators, Accountability
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1983
Bylaws for independent colleges who wish assistance in writing or revising their own bylaws are presented. The bylaws are designed to provide a basis for discussion on the form of governance an institution may wish to establish. Several provisions may also be useful for tax-supported institutions. Sixteen articles cover the following: powers of…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Responsibility, College Presidents, Committees
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. – 1984
The quality of education obtained by student-athletes in large-scale collegiate athletic programs is assessed. Attention is directed to a proposed bill that would require university athletic departments to maintain an accurate accounting of all athletes under scholarship, organized by sport, in order to evaluate their academic progress. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Athletes
Anderson, G. Philip; Weeks, Kent M. – AGB Reports, 1980
Trustees, it is suggested, should take an active role in the development of objectives, planning, and financing of an institution. The most important conclusion from the court's opinion in the Wilson College Case was that trustees should make sure that they are fully informed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, College Presidents, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedSherman, Michael J. – Journal of College and University Law, 2000
Reviews reasons for, history of, and exceptions to open meeting (sunshine) acts and considers arguments by the Michigan Supreme Court in its ruling supporting a university's right to privacy in its presidential search. Concludes that in contrast to the court's argument, universities do not require the freedom to employ closed searches and state…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, College Administration, College Presidents, Compliance (Legal)
Colvard, Dean W. – 1985
An account about living in one of the last states to integrate public universities to include blacks is provided by former Mississippi State University (MSU) president (1960-1966), Dean W. Colvard. He recounts his initial reactions to the invitation to become MSU president in the face of predictable racial problems, and his reception as an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Athletics, Black Students, Civil Rights Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. – 1994
This hearing transcript presents testimony concerning minority participation and retention in higher education with emphasis on implications for student aid programs. Oral testimony or prepared statements were presented by Senators Paul Simon, Claiborne Pell, and Carol Mosely-Braun. Testimony was also offered by: (1) the president and three…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Presidents, College Role
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period of 1987-1990 is presented. The university is defined as the administration of the University of Rhode Island, including the president and other…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Responsibility, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Ingram, Richard T.; And Others – 1980
Information on the full range of trustee responsibilities--from institutional planning, fund raising, resource management, academic program review, tenure and personnel decisions, and faculty bargaining to selection and assessment of administrative leadership--are offered in this comprehensive handbook. Individual chapters are written by J. L.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Selection
