Boards Must Fight for Institutional Independence (opinion) Defending institutional independence means governing board members need to go on the offensive, Raquel M. Rall and Demetri L. Morgan write.

🔗 www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #Governance

👀 Trustees: this is your wake-up call.

In @insidehighered, Drs. Raquel M. Rall & Demetri Morgan ask: Where are the #HigherEd governing boards? While institutions are under attack, too many boards are MIA.

Silence isn’t strategy. It’s complicity.

Read it. Share it. Send it to your board chair:

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The #highered landscape is changing rapidly—governing boards must lead and collaborate to ensure institutional success.

Our new guidance helps board chairs and senior leaders navigate these shifts:

bit.ly/CSIG-BoardChairGuidance-Feb2025

Stay mission-focused. Stay strategic. Stay inclusive.

On Monday morning - we'll be releasing guidance and considerations for board chairs interested in helping their institutions strategically and inclusively navigate the shifting higher education landscape. Follow us for timely access to resources!

📣We are initiating this project to assist #HigherEducation leaders in fulfilling their institutions' missions. A collaboration between @dmorganphd.bsky.social and Dr. Raquel Rall, CSIG is focused on advancing mission-centric university leadership.