National governance groups and state legislatures are clashing over shared governance and campus policies. The Association of Governing Boards urged the Virginia legislature to clarify board roles and preserve shared governance, arguing boards must retain fiduciary independence and that faculty should engage in nonvoting capacities rather than hold trustee votes, AGB President Ross Mugler testified. At the same time, Iowa lawmakers are considering a suite of bills to more tightly regulate higher education, including measures aimed at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and classroom instruction. Trustees, presidents and faculty governance leaders are monitoring these proposals for their potential to reshape institutional operations and academic freedom at public and private campuses.