Trustee Accountability and National Policy

Overview & Synopsis

Two trends that from the national point of view of the role of trustees demand attention are: (1) that higher education is in the process of reorganization and (2) that higher education must now answer questions concerning objectives and whether or not these objectives are paying off. Four responses to these issues in terms of national policy are: (1) encourage an open and vigorous debate on where education is going and what accountability of higher education means; (2) decide whether a centralized or decentralized system of higher education is necessary; (3) represent the institutions of higher education in a new way to the broader general public; and (4) represent public concerns to the institution. (Author/MJM)