Governance Recommendations to Maintain The College's Preeminent Role in Higher Education

A Study by the Governance Committee of the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees, August 2007

Since Dartmouth's founding in 1769, the College's Charter has placed responsibility for Dartmouth's governance with its Board of Trustees. Consistent with that responsibility, the Board has periodically examined and changed its size, composition, and organization as well as the process for selecting Trustees to ensure the College continues to have a strong and effective governing body. This review is the latest in a long series of Board governance studies. Read the Executive Summary.

• Download the full report (852kb, PDF)
• Letter from Board Chair Charles E. Haldeman Jr. '70
• Association of Governing Boards commends Dartmouth on governance review process (72kb PDF)
• Dartmouth Trustees vote to strengthen College's governance (Dartmouth News press release, 09/09/07)
• Q&A with Dartmouth Board Chairman Ed Haldeman
• Podcast: Board of Trustees governance changes, with Ed Haldeman and Christine Bucklin

Selected news coverage of the Governance Committee report

• General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt '78 on governance at Dartmouth (The Dartmouth, 09/27/07)
• Wright appeals for College unity (The Valley News, 09/11/07)
• Dartmouth expands board, reduces alumni role (The New York Times, 09/10/07)
• Dartmouth approves controversial board changes (Inside Higher Ed, 09/10/07)
• Alumni leaders statement in support of Trustee decision (Dartmouth Alumni Relations, 09/08/07)
• Board adds 8 seats, ends century-old parity (The Dartmouth, 09/08/07)
• Board of trustees vote to change how Dartmouth College is run (The Associated Press, 09/08/07)
• An old tradition fails (The Dartmouth (editorial), 09/07/07)