May 16, 2012. University Press publishes revealing exposé on Florida Atlantic University’s Board of Trustees, “[H]alf the board members have bankruptcy filings, foreclosures, or other financial problems in their past.”
(Published May 15, 2012)
By Karla Bowsher; Reporting by Karla Bowsher and James Shackelford
The Board of Trustees with President Mary Jane Saunders (center). Photo courtesy of FAU Media Relations.
Experience. Leadership. Management. Philanthropy. Awards.
These are the words FAU’s Board of Trustees members used to describe themselves when they applied to join the board.
Bankruptcy filings. Foreclosures. Tax warrants. Court orders to pay debts.
These are the words they neglected to mention.
As FAU’s highest-ranking leaders, the trustees make FAU’s biggest financial and academic decisions. Their actions affect the entire university community — students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni.
But a University Press investigation also found federal lawsuits, job performance complaints, a federal tax lien, and an eviction order in their past.
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