Objective: This study of higher education governance had three questions: (a) How does higher education attainment policy vary in type, quantity, and focus across state governance arrangements? (b) How do per capita income, population, educational development, and higher education regional compact combine with state-level higher education…

Community colleges are expected to serve the needs of their local communities. Hence, college presidents are called on to lead this collaboration between the college and the community. Presidents, however, are affected by a multitude of factors that contribute to abridged tenures, a scenario that can have harmful effects on the educational…

Although the authority for hiring a community college president resides with the board of trustees, few studies have directly explored trustees' perceptions of the desired qualifications for presidents. Using a Delphi process, this study identified the characteristics, competencies, and professional experiences that Illinois community college…

Sees not-for-profit, tax-exempt foundations as a means for community colleges to increase flexibility of services, build strong ties with community leaders, and permit supporters to show their appreciation. Discusses the foundation's purpose and mission and the foundation board, its members, and relationships with other members of the college…

Describes the Board of Directors' of the Miami-Dade Community College Foundation development of new bylaws. Provides information on the foundation's structure and functions, the concern of the Ad Hoc Committee on Governance with the issues of quorum and board member oversight, and the responsibilities of the foundation's committees. (DMM)

The governor of Oregon, addressing the American Association of Community College Trustees, recommends local election of trustees, local control and state financing of community colleges, student (but not faculty) representation on boards of trustees, open board meetings, financial aid for children of middle-income families, student tuition, and…

Discusses collective bargaining from the perspectives of a member of a community college faculty association's negotiating team and a member of the boards of trustees of several schools. Decries the faults of collective bargaining as an adversarial system and suggests decision making by consensus as a possible alternative. (AYC)

Discusses the collegial model of governance, the essence of which is faculty self-regulation, and the effects of changing economic conditions on its viability. Considers the new importance of collective bargaining and the changing roles of management, unions, and governing boards in governance. (JG)

Examines the leadership perspective of three community college board chairs that were examined in a three part study using qualitative data. Themes of facilitation, communication, information, participation, expectation, and collaboration emerged from the data. Author summarizes the chair's perspective and offers a guide to board chair leadership.…

Presents results of a survey of 100 randomly selected community college trustees, focusing on respondents' characteristics and views on funding, governance, and educational issues. Reports strong agreement that states should provide most community college funding and strong disagreement that boards should be involved in college administration and…

Describes problems and considerations that an inside candidate (within the institution advertising the candidacy) and an outside candidate (from a different institution) must face when applying for a community college presidency. Argues that successful candidates must have a positive relationship with the trustees and a vision for leadership. (JDI)

Presents four case studies of the effects of changing chief executive officers (CEOs) on community colleges' effectiveness, culture, and structure, seeking to determine whether CEO succession phenomena in other contexts might generalize to community colleges and relate to governing boards' actions in the presidential selection process. (Contains…

Assesses the extent of centralization of state governance structures for community colleges in 45 states, offering a rank ordering of states and a tally of the number of highly decentralized (3), decentralized (10), moderately decentralized (11), moderately centralized (5), centralized (13), and highly centralized (2) state systems. (DMM)

Reports on a study to determine and analyze the most predominant mode of governance in community colleges as perceived by college presidents, deans, chairpersons, and faculty. Includes a literature review, a discussion of the use of the "transformational model" as the study's theoretical framework, and suggestions for further research. (CBC)

Describes a study conducted at 2 community colleges to determine the contribution of the board-administrator relationship to effective management in 12 selected areas (i.e., goal-setting, planning, policy, financial management, professional development, communications, evaluation, state relations, fund raising, property transactions, discipline,…