Without disparate impact provisions, a school that disciplines higher rates of minority students will face less federal scrutiny.

Boards should focus less on the policy debate itself and more on the institutional implications that will require ongoing oversight.

The anchor institution for Vanderbilt University’s Bay Area campus will be the Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang College of Art, Architecture and Design, in recognition of the couple's $75M gift.

Trustees do not need to be CFOs, but they do need to understand the financial drivers that determine whether an institution is stable, vulnerable, or on a slow glide path toward distress.