It won’t surprise you to know that I’ve spent some time in the last few days reading and rereading the Ontario Auditor General’s Special Report (“Report”) on Laurentian University. I appreciate the Report and while I don’t think it gets everything right, I think it...
Hey University Boards – It’s time to get excited about (or at least focused on) your university’s policy framework As this blog is being written while I’m on a flight, I’ll use the following analogy: In this analogy, I am travelling on an independent airline and they...
In a survey I conducted of Canadian university governance professionals in 2021, 65% of those responding agreed that if their roles were better understood and valued, they could make more of a contribution to effective governance of their institutions. The survey was...
It is a best practice for universities to review their governance practices. I was pleased to work with my project partner Dr. Julia Eastman to conduct a comprehensive review of Dalhousie’s governance. This review arose from its most recent strategic planning...
I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel at the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Council of Chairs of Ontario Universities (CCOU) conference. It’s always a pleasure to speak at this conference and to “virtually see” so many familiar and friendly...