Trustees
Tennessee Republicans replace trustees at Tennessee State University
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee this week replaced the board of trustees at the state’s only public historically Black college, saying leaders had mismanaged money at the school despite being underfunded for years.Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed into law Thursday a bill to vacate the 10-member board at Tennessee State University shortly after the measure was …
HBCU alumni, students upset after lawmakers removed Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
Black lawmakers, students and alumni of Tennessee State University are outraged that Gov. Bill Lee, in an unprecedented move, signed into law legislation that dismantled the storied historically Black college’s board of trustees.Calls for a new board began in 2023, after multiple audit reports highlighted concerns around the mishandling of finances, housing and scholarships. A …
Hackensack Meridian Health Hospital Foundations Welcome New Trustees
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, the philanthropic division of Hackensack Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, is pleased to welcome new trustees to three of its hospital foundations. Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation welcomes the following new …
Wright State trustees vote to move forward with faculty cuts
In November, university administration triggered articles in the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement between the union that represents Wright State faculty, the AAUP-WSU, and Wright State University, to begin the process of retrenchment. According to a press release from Wright State, Articles T17 and N17 of the CBA between the AAUP-WSU and Wright State University acknowledge …
Duke Trustees Examine Durham’s Technology and Research Scene
As part of a year-long look at technology transfer and the commercialization of research, the Duke University Board of Trustees spent a significant part of its meeting this weekend examining innovation efforts now underway in Durham. The trustees were briefed on the community’s economic development and entrepreneurial landscape in a series of panel discussions covering …
