Course Summary
Governing boards accomplish their work within the context of higher education and its traditions and values and within the organizational culture that develops around how board members interact in their governance roles. Core values of institutional autonomy and academic freedom are addressed in this Module together with the importance of board engagement with both internal and external stakeholders. Boards structure their work within a framework of bylaws and policies and accomplish their work through their committee structure.
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Table of Contents
- 1.1 : Introduction
Section 1 : Welcome
- 2.1 : Academic Freedom Primer
- 2.2 : Institutional Autonomy
- 2.3 : The Impact of the Dartmouth Decision
- 2.4 : Academic Freedom
- 2.5 : Summary
Section 2 : Automomy and Academic Freedom
- 3.1 : Internal Constituents
- 3.2 : External Constituents
- 3.3 : Summary
Section 3 : Engaging Constituents
- 4.1 : Overview of Board Policies
- 4.2 : Policies
- 4.3 : Board Leadership
- 4.4 : Think About It
- 4.5 : Committees
Section 4 : Politics and Operations
- 5.1 : Overview
- 5.2 : Commitment Statement
- 5.3 : Unhealthy vs Healthy Boards
- 5.4 : Board Effectiveness
- 5.5 : The Impact of Board Culture
Section 5 : Culture
Section 6 : New Section
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- 7.2 : Summary
Section 7 : Conclusion
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