July 1, 2005

Surveys Find Governing Boards Are Older and Slightly More Diverse

By PAUL FAIN

Table: Compositions of governing boards of public and private colleges in 2004

The members of today's college governing boards are older and more likely to have a background in business than their predecessors were, according to the results of two surveys conducted by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

The surveys also found that while the boards are becoming more racially diverse, they still

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