Trusteeship - November/December 2020 - 1

VOLUME 28, NUMBER 6  NOV . DEC . 2020

CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS

12 Enrollment Effects
By Charlotte West

3 On My Agenda
By Henry Stoever

Trust as a Strategic Asset

4 News in Brief
A sampling of national higher
education news

Colleges and universities have
been facing demographic shifts of
traditional college-age students for
several years, but now enrollment
changes are even greater due to
the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Enrollment managers across the
United States are tackling changes
related to declining international
enrollment, COVID-19's
disproportionate impact on lowincome students and students of color,
and an increased focus on retention of
current students.

8 Inside AGB
Foundation Leadership Forum in
January 2021 Goes Virtual
10 Legal Standpoint
By Steve Dunham

Racism and the Law on Campus

COVER ILLUSTRATION: KEN CECCUCCI/ SHUTTERSTOCK/ BEEBOYS/ HOBBIT/ ORINI

FEATURES

18 The Conversation Trustees

28 Why Diversity, Equity,

By Genevieve G. Shaker and
William M. Plater
Governing boards are essential in maintaining
and rebuilding the system of postsecondary
education following the crises of 2020. In
this unknown future, trustees must adopt
flexible plans that ensure their institutional
responses to transformative changes align not
only with the common good, but also address
financial, reputation, and moral exigencies in
the process.

By Robert J. Nava
America's national reckoning with systemic
racism heightens demands for diversity,
equity, and inclusion (DE&I) at universities,
colleges, and their affiliated foundations.
Luckily, foundation boards are uniquely
positioned to help their host institutions
reflect and act in a practice manner in support
of their institutional commitment to DE&I.

Must Have: Higher Education
after the Crisis of 2020

24 In Crisis, Sustain Trust
By Amanda Walker
During crises, governing boards and
presidents are constantly working towards
building and sustaining stakeholders' trust.
COVID-19 is no exception. Sustaining trust in
higher education leadership requires thorough
risk management, strategic leadership,
and firm commitments to the principles of
empathy, honesty, and accountability.
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32 Ransomware:
The Silent Killer

By Bob Barker

34 For COVID-19

36 Reflections
By Abdul M. Omari

What's in a Search? Reflections
from a Black Millennial Who
Chaired a Research-1 University
Presidential Search

42 Focus on the Presidency
By Roger Hull

Harambee, an Alternative for
College Leaders

44 A Question For...
Christopher R. Marsicano
Founding Director of the College
Crisis Initiative (C2i)

What is the College Crisis
Initiative (C2i)?

and Climate Change,
Delay is the Enemy

By Sarah Wilson and Allison Spector

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