ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
This report draws on in-depth, one-on-one interviews with trustees representing a broad cross-section of institutions and governance roles across higher education. Participants included board chairs, vice chairs, committee leaders, and trustees serving public and private institutions, ranging from research universities to regional public institutions and liberal arts colleges. Interview participants also represented a range of governance models, including self-generating, politically appointed, and elected boards. Insights from the interviews were synthesized to identify recurring themes and patterns across institutions. These findings were considered alongside relevant higher education governance literature, industry research, and sector trends. The analysis presented in this report reflects both the challenges trustees consistently described and the governance implications emerging from those conversations.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT We are deeply grateful to the trustees who participated in this research. Their candor, time, and willingness to share their experiences navigating governance under conditions of significant disruption provided the foundation for the observations and themes presented throughout this report. To protect confidentiality and encourage open dialogue, neither individual participants nor institutions are named.
04 | Boards of Trustees in Higher Education
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