Elite Private University Trustees as Institutional Advocates: Collaborative Partnerships at MIT

• In Event: Shifting Roles of Board of Trustees

Abstract

Trustees powerfully shape university operations. However, the role of trustees differs widely across institutions. We conducted a qualitative case study of MIT, emphasizing the exchanges that trustees facilitated between MIT and other organizations. Findings suggested that trustees were advocates for the institution who built collaborative partnerships on its behalf.

Authors

• Sheila Slaughter, University of Georgia

• Sondra N. Barringer, Southern Methodist University

• Barrett Taylor, University of North Texas