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Trustees Have Key Role in Overseeing Educational Quality
Inside Higher Ed reports that the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) has issued a new statement, outlining boards' responsibility for educational quality. From AGB's latest report: "[B]oards cannot delegate away their governance responsibilities for educational quality. The board's responsibility in this area is to recognize and support faculty's leadership in continuously improving academic programs and outcomes, while also holding them--through institutional administrators--accountable for educational quality."
We here at ACTA couldn't agree more! For over fifteen years, we've argued that universities need to focus on providing quality undergraduate education--and that boards need to set and to enforce that priority, as trustees are the legal fiduciaries of American colleges and universities. We're glad to see that the AGB agrees!
Posted by Michael Poliakoff on April 13, 2011 at April 13, 2011 04:03 PM
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