He said open meetings or partially open meetings are “a little more difficult to do” because of Baylor’s private university status and best-practice interpretations.

“We’re considering a lot of different issues and where we can get better and where it will be helpful,” Murff said. “We’ll certainly consider that and make decisions along those lines.”

The posting of meeting agendas and minutes made sense to the board to increase transparency, Murff said.

“We’re happy to do it,” he said. “It’s a reasonable suggestion and one that we think we can meet and should meet.”

Murff said the newly formed Governance Review Task Force and the board’s governance committee were instrumental in making the decisions, along with guidance the board sought from higher education experts Cathy Trower and Ray Cotton.

“Dr. Cathy Trower and Ray Cotton challenged the regents to identify and adopt meaningful changes in governance that will better position the board to support the university in achieving its mission well into the future,” Murff said in an additional statement posted to Baylor’s website.

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