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May 22, 2025

JBHE Weekly Bulletin

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Education

The JBHE Weekly Bulletin delivers the latest news on African Americans in higher education each week. Stay up to date by visiting JBHE.com. And be sure to check out our sister site, Women In Academia Report, tracking the progress of women in higher education via daily updates and a weekly newsletter.
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April 17, 2025

Mission Control: Board Briefing 1

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Governance

Highlights the impact of a Supreme Court ruling allowing the withholding of over $600 million in federal teacher training grants tied to DEI initiatives. It provides actionable steps for boards to assess risks, including reviewing DEI programs, engaging legal counsel, and ensuring compliance. The briefing encourages proactive alignment with institutional missions and federal policies to maintain support and compliance.
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April 17, 2025

Governance Forward Newsletter Issue 1

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Governance

Covers three key issues: a Supreme Court ruling on teacher training grants, visa terminations for international students, and the formation of a Title IX Special Investigations Team. It emphasizes mission-centered governance and includes insights from Dr. Michael Roth and Dr. Wendy Hensel. The Call to Action urges boards to stay informed, aligned with institutional values, and take strategic action in response to these challenges.
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The Center for Strategic and Inclusive Governance (CSIG) advances conversations that inspire mission-centric university governance, for us all.

We create content informed by both research and practice, curate usable resources, cultivate synergistic relationships, and encourage proactive conversations that nurture more intentionality in the boardrooms where pivotal decisions are made.

For the long-term benefit of higher education, we believe that developing timely, relevant, and innovative resources to inform governance is the way forward.

We’re here to open doors and advance the conversation…
…for higher education, and for us all.

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What CSIG Does

Our goal is to assist Boards with strategically keeping institutional missions at the center of university governance.
CSIG offers these resources to assist Boards:

Board Governance for Equitable Student Success Curriculum

Informed by brainstorming sessions with trustees and senior leaders, this curriculum offers effective ways to navigate governance challenges and opportunities influenced by the changing educational landscape

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Strategic & Inclusive Governance Resource Hub

The hub offers a collection of practical tools and resources—including explainers, current topic newsletters, model board resolutions, sample meeting agendas, policy templates, training materials, and strategies for high-impact decision-making—to support effective and mission-driven governance.

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Rapid-Response Toolkit

The Toolkit is designed to help guide Boards through contentious social and political moments in ways that safeguard student success and fulfill the mission

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