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Hearn, James C.; McLenson, Michael K.; Gilchrist, Leigh Z. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2004
Sunshine laws arose from public concern over how public officials make decisions. Every state has sunshine laws, and in every case those laws have been applied to public higher education systems and institutions. Operationally, they serve a variety of goals. These include helping to ensure that public colleges and universities are pursuing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Policy, Public Colleges, Mass Media Effects
Hearn, James C.; McLendon, Michael K.; Gilchrist, Leigh Z. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2004
Sunshine laws are designed to make meetings and records of public entities visible so that a state can help ensure accountability of decision making affecting public resources. The laws often pit the news media's desire for greater public disclosure of information on public college and university governance against institutional leaders' desire to…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Governance, Higher Education, Educational Policy