October 11, 2009

Governing Boards Make Gains in Diversity

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Some colleges have tapped successful alumni to serve on their boards. Glenn A. Rivers, head coach of the Boston Celtics, is a trustee of Marquette U.

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Some colleges have tapped successful alumni to serve on their boards. Glenn A. Rivers, head coach of the Boston Celtics, is a trustee of Marquette U.

By Kathryn Masterson

When Raymond E. Crossman was named president of the Adler School of Professional Psychology in 2003, the governing board of the Chicago-based graduate school resembled most boards nationwide: Its members were mostly male and mostly white.

Now, six years after starting a deliberate effort to diversify, Adler's board looks very different. More than half the 17 trustees are women, and one-third are members of racial or ethnic minority groups. The board chair is a black woman, and the

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