June 6, 2003

Take the Gamesmanship Out of Appointments to Public Colleges' Governing Boards

By NEAL C. JOHNSON and CHARLES S. CLARK

A newly minted governor who has run for office as an agent of change -- and don't they all? -- will always want to start with a clean slate. But when it comes to appointing higher-education trustees and regents for public colleges and universities in the state, the new governor should be careful to distinguish between election cycles and board terms. Such decisions must be made carefully and judiciously, and no party or ideological faction should play too strong a role in the

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