Q&A: A Governance Expert Describes the Challenges of Avoiding Conflicts

Conflicts of interest have caught the attention of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. In December the group released guidelines that describe how to manage trustee ties, including colleges' financial relationships with companies linked to board members.

Richard D. Legon, the association's president, recently spoke with The Chronicle about those guidelines and the importance of having transparent dealings.

Q. Why do so many

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