“…From this beginning, the roles of higher education trustees were solidified with a separation of church and state and a focus on the fiduciary responsibilities of fulfilling the mission of the college (Association of Governing Boards (AGB), 2015). This fiduciary role has shaped the research literature, what little there is, for decades and has been examined from resource dependency and neoliberal theoretical frames as well as various conceptual frameworks (Bastedo, 2005;Carver, 1997;Cutler White, 2019;Fischer, 2018;Kezar, 2006;Levin, 2008Levin, , 2017Pusser et al, 2006;Smith & Miller, 2015). However, while building on prior research, there is a need to move beyond this view to other, more contemporary, and relevant theoretical perspectives to address the governance of community colleges for today and into the future.…”