To attract and keep first-rate presidents, governing boards must be more generous with salaries and benefits. Governing boards have been too modest in looking after college and university presidents. (MLW)

The insurance industry is in trouble, which means problems for colleges and universities--especially in the area of liability insurance. Some strategies for higher education are discussed, including risk-management programs, self-insurance, catastrophic or excess insurance, and risk-management consortia. (MLW)

Addresses issues related to board-president relations, focusing on presidential evaluations, board membership and leadership, and functions of the board as a management team. Sees board-president relations as critical to productivity and institutional well-being. (AYC)

Highlights the following aspects of the trustee's role within Congress's informational network and within the educational network: (1) supporting pro-education candidates; (2) keeping the Congress informed; and (3) keeping informed of the legislative process. Provides lists of congressional committees concerned with community colleges and…

Reports on a national survey of the approximately 400 ethnic minority trustees of community colleges in 1984. Responses from 113 trustees are summarized with respect to personal characteristics, opinions about effective trusteeship, and college role. (AYC)

One of the major reasons legal costs are sky-rocketing in higher education is that colleges and universities aren't doing enough to oversee properly what they're being charged. Some advice for trustees and administrators in planning legal operations is presented. (MLW)

This article on the training and information needs of library board members discusses ideas for becoming an effective library trustee. Topics covered include getting started, setting policy, managing money, hiring the librarian, working with the librarian, carrying out public relations, and organizational planning. Six sources are given. (EJS)

Investment strategies for colleges and universities are discussed. Colleges must begin their strategic investment planning with regular sources of income to ensure year-to-year survival. Cash management, short-term investment, investment grade, and creating endowment are discussed. (MLW)

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)

A board member, says the Supreme Court, must be held to a standard of conduct based on knowledge of the basic unquestioned constitutional rights of his charges. The best defense against this serious liability threat is strict attention to due process and other relevant legal considerations. (Author/LBH)

Discusses the roles of the chairman, other members of the board, and the community college president and reviews methods to be utilized in dealing with college critics and in working with the media. (DC)

Surreptitious contacts between board and faculty are dangerous, but a sensibly structured relationship can benefit both parties, says the president of the University of Oregon, who offers his suggestions on tenure and other board/faculty problems. (Editor)

In 2004, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) surveyed the governing boards of colleges and universities in the United States regarding board composition and selected board polices and practices. This report summarizes the data and examines trends for public colleges and universities based on surveys completed…

The South Dakota Opportunities Plan is being presented to the South Dakota Legislature in fulfillment of the Legislature's directive from the 2006 session (House Bill 1238). The plan is intended to provide insight into the critical issues confronting higher education in South Dakota, responses made by the Board of Regents to these situations, and…

The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education asks colleges and universities to become more accountable to the public, more accessible to students from the broad spectrum of society, more proactive in responding to international competition, and more purposeful in reducing their costs. This report is the latest in a…