academic and fiscal decisions for an entire state. In consolidated governing boards, states
achieved a highly centralized form of campus governance, whereby a single board was …

However, little is known empirically about the origins of governance change in public higher
education. Public-administration scholars have built a robust conceptual and empirical …

Research Objectives To better understand the shaping of perceptions about leadership in
US higher education, we sought to identify and analyze discourses used to construct images …

The ability of trustees to make independent judgments in the best interests of the university
is a fundamental characteristic of an effective governing board. Trustee independence is …

The concentration of broad-based merit aid adoption in the southeastern United States has
been well noted in the literature. However, there are states that have adopted broad-based …

Recent national attention to issues of access, cost, and institutional performance in our
public institutions of higher education have included numerous critiques and calls for reform …

This qualitative study explored the state appropriation process and development of
budgeting priorities for colleges and universities. In addition, this study explored …

To date, there has been no consistent reasoning on the causes of trustee activism. Chait
(1995) and Lazerson (1997) argue compellingly that shareholder activism and the revolution …

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Completing a doctoral program, and especially the dissertation, is a
journey. In my case, the journey was long and arduous. Yet, throughout the process, many …

Community college boards of trustees are faced with the awesome responsibility of
governing complex systems and responding to conventional organizational challenges. One …