Lessons from a Board’s Failure or Campus Coup Squelched - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.

Lessons from a Board’s Failure or Campus Coup Squelched - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: Last June, the University of Virginia’s governing body, called the “Board of Visitors,” made an unexpected move. They asked University President Teresa Sullivan to step down. By the end of the month, the Board stunningly reversed its decision. What happened in between her firing and re-hiring is another great example of the tension between closely held power and the public will.