campus council

look what i found in the massachusetts general laws!

CHAPTER 75. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Chapter 75: Section 14B Campus council

Section 14B. The trustees shall establish for each campus a council, broadly representative of the community, alumnae and students, and shall, upon recommendation of the campus president, appoint members thereto. The campus council shall advise the campus president and the trustees and make recommendations regarding said campus, and shall undertake such other activities as shall be determined by the campus president.

essentially what this means is that the board of trustees' current practice of consulting only the administrative leadership about campus issues while dismissing student concerns is at odds with at least the spirit of the massachusetts laws. the nonexistence of a campus council for the amherst council is at odds with the letter of the law.