A survey exploring board involvement, fund-raising budgetary considerations, and other aspects related to fund-raising and institution advancement is discussed. A concern for a better understanding and collaboration among college and university boards, as well as a broadened awareness of the trustee's role, led to the study. (MLW)

This report on the American Library Association's 1989 midwinter conference summarizes the interactions and recommendations of various speakers, committees, and special interest groups. A profile of presidential candidates, summary of the most significant board and council actions, and agenda for the next conference are provided. (CLB)

If a college governing board is to intelligently satisfy its obligation for presidential evaluation, its method should not include systematic and public involvement of faculty, students, and staff. If it handles the process sensitively, the result will be a valuable assessment of the institution, its people and policies, and its president. (MSE)

Next to hiring a president, getting rid of one is the most important and difficult task a governing board will encounter. A smooth presidential succession is vital to an institution's well-being. (MLW)

In developing an endowment spending policy, the college or university governing board should seek both endowment protection and growth while providing reasonable current budgetary support. A sound policy should include built-in features that adjust to budgetary requirements, changing economic conditions, and the dynamic investment market…

Increasingly, colleges and universities are developing policy to handle real or perceived conflicts of interest with their trustees, prompted by the public's demand for accountability and the potential for tax penalties. (MSE)

Analyzes the evolution of public library boards in Ontario (Canada) from a politico-historical perspective. The need for librarians to play a more active, visible role in politics is suggested; the origin of the board form of governance is explained; and future possibilities, including abolishing public library boards, are discussed. (Contains 28…

New college presidents are often placed in untenable situations, asked to make necessary changes while remaining feasible with constituencies having vested interests in the status quo and power to maintain it. It may be better for the governing board to appoint an interim president to establish a basis for stability. (MSE)

The Boards of Trustees of institutions of higher education can have a major impact in encouraging faculty and administration to engage in major curriculum reform which considers the world outside academia and financial realities. Frequent informal contacts between trustees and faculty can increase respect and understanding and thus the trustee's…

Describes a study comparing the perceptions of community college deans and department chairs of the extent to which the recommendations put forth by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' Commission on the Future of Community Colleges had been implemented in Virginia. (MAB)

Questionnaires returned from 290 headteachers, school governors, and teacher union representatives in 100 British autonomous schools found desire for independence an important motivation for choosing local autonomy and high satisfaction with this status. Teacher union representatives and teacher governors were less satisfied than others. (SK)

As private fund raising becomes an agenda priority for community college foundations, the task of revamping foundation structure for successful board involvement becomes a challenge. Committee review of the foundation board's functions and revision of bylaws can aid fund raising and enlighten the whole institution as to the foundation's purpose.…

Urges college and university boards of trustees to plan carefully for major fund raising campaigns and offers a "Campaign Readiness Profile" which encourages evaluation of such factors as: giving by board members, the top 10 gifts, validity of the campaign's purpose, the institution's fund- raising history, the urgency of the appeal, fiscal…

Discusses how a college board of trustees can get beyond academe's famed turf battles to build a governance culture that embraces all constituencies and improves its own work. Addresses the best practices of strategic vision, presidential leadership, cohesive teamwork, continuing trustee education, faculty as partners, and effective board…

Study of 26 colleges and universities participating in the American Council on Education's Project on Leadership and Institutional Transformation revealed some common characteristics of their approach to organizational change, which suggest a distinctive "higher education style" of effective change. These characteristics relate to…