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Students and faculty push bill to make regents’ presidential selection process more transparent
Summary
A proposed substitute to House Bill 1337 would permit student and faculty regents to participate and vote in the initial selection and hiring of college and university presidents; supporters said transparency and faculty expertise improve outcomes while some witnesses representing institutions supported legal clarification.
Students, faculty and university representatives told the House Higher Education Committee on Feb. 18 they support a proposed substitute to House Bill 13 37 that would clarify and extend participation rights for student and faculty regents in presidential selection processes.
Nut graf: Proponents said involving faculty and student regents — including voting rights in the initial selection and hiring — increases transparency and trust in public university leadership choices; several university…
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