Anne Neal Argues That Trustees Should Get Involved

George Leef

Today’s Pope Center piece is a somewhat abridged version of a talk Anne Neal, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, recently gave at a meeting of the UNC Board of Trustees. She urges trustees to find out what’s actually going on at their schools and to stop sitting around like potted plants and do something about the clear erosion of academic standards and student learning.

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