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Zwingle, J. L.; And Others – Educational Record, 1973
Explores the idea of having a faculty member on the Board of Trustees. (PG)
Descriptors: Administration, Faculty, Governing Boards, Higher Education
Zwingle, J. L.; Rogers, Mabel E. – 1972
State agencies and organizations are playing an increasingly significant role in American higher education. With rising educational costs, increasingly complex programs, and burgeoning enrollments have come a movement toward State governing and coordinating boards designed to provide lay leadership in the advancement of public higher education. In…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Governance, Governing Boards, Higher Education
Zwingle, J. L. – AGB Reports, 1982
The growth of the Association of Governing Boards is described by a past president of the organization, focusing on its services and membership drives since the early 1960s. New issues are identified, including the future of lay governing authority, the need for specialization within the association, and activism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Governance, Governing Boards, Higher Education, Organizational Change
Zwingle, J. L. – AGB Reports, 1977
In an informal poll of administrators and experienced board members, two short checklists were used. One consisted of trustee actions that might be considered invasions of administration, the other of presidential actions that might be thought to encroach upon trustee responsibility. (LBH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Check Lists, College Administration
Zwingle, J. L. – AGB Reports, 1981
Conflict between a president and a governing board can be reduced by third party intervention. Before a board changes presidents, trustees should seek the best available outside analysts to help clarify issues and circumstances and identify possible alternative courses. (MLW)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Conflict Resolution, Governing Boards
Zwingle, J. L. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1980
Conflict between president and governing board or within the governing board can be reduced, it is suggested, through informal third-party intervention. Some broad categories of conflict are named including the finance dilemma, the divided board, the domineering individual, the special interest syndrome, and the breakdown in confidence. (MLW)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Zwingle, J. L. – AGB Reports, 1976
In improving board performance, the nub of the issue is perceiving the board's functions as multiple: among other things as legal corporation, supreme court, board of inquiry, stabilizers, planners, and energizers. Also critical: unhurried recruitment, systematic orientation, judicious deployment. (Editor)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Agency Role, Board Administrator Relationship
Zwingle, J. L. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1979
In this guide trustees and regents are given a description of the special nature of the task of trusteeship, as well as a convenient guide to critical areas of trustee responsibility. Discussion begins with the problems of academic trusteeship: differences in expectations among interested parties--faculty, students, donors, legislators, public…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration