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Accountability
University Boards’ Primary Duty is to the Commonwealth, AG Says
by James A. BaconThe primary duty of board members of Virginia’s public colleges and universities is to the commonwealth, not to the individual institutions, Attorney General Jason Miyares wrote Monday in response…
Accountability
UVa’s “Agency” Problem
by James A. BaconLast week the Ryan administration presented a graph to the Board of Visitors showing how tuition & fees for undergraduate Virginia students is lower at the University of Virginia…
Accountability
Serve the University’s Interests, UVa Board Members Told
by James A. BaconIn their 2020 book on higher-ed governance, “Runaway College Costs,” James V. Koch and Richard J. Cebula elaborate on how university presidents manipulate their boards. Flattery and the bestowal…