POLIAKOFF: University trustees should not be potted plants: the UNC example

The fish stinks from the head, goes the old saying.

Presidents of elite universities have been at the head of the failed response to a rash of antisemitic harassment and chaos on too many campuses. Yet college presidents are not alone. Those responsible for governing these institutions, their boards of trustees, have also failed to rise to the moment, doing little or nothing to address the crisis.