Inside Higher Ed: Taking Conflict of Interest Seriously
The session leaders asked for a show of hands. Who in a room filled largely with private college presidents knew that their institutions have conflict of interest policies that apply to individuals? Most arms shot into the air. No surprise there.
But in response to a similar question with only this slight twist — policies that apply to institutions — only a few tentative hands rose. Kathleen Santora, chief executive officer of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, said she wasn’t surprised by that result, either.