Shared governance ensures that everyone gets a voice at the table, making sure that the various groups involved in leading an institution are equally involved in the decision process. In a world public health crisis, it can be easy for the uneasy factions of shared governance to splinter and polarize.

Dr. David Rosowsky, former provost and senior VP of the University of Vermont and AGB Leadership Institute Cohort 1 graduate, believes the current climate affords shared governance an opportunity to heal divisions and commit to repairing the system to ensure the university’s success.

Dr. Rosowsky’s article “The Perfect Storm: Universities, Governance, And The Politics of Polarization” appears in Forbes.