New Mexico bill to depoliticize board nominations thwarted
State senators blocked the latest effort to reform how board members at public New Mexico institutions are chosen. New Mexico lawmakers have been trying for years to bring independent nominating committees into the process for selecting regents at each of the state’s seven public four-year institutions. The effort seemed to gain momentum this year after two controversial incidents involving state college boards suggested the need for more oversight and less politicization of the process.
Source: insidehighered.com
