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Adventist University Boards are highly populated by church leaders. This challenge raises concerns about the University Councils' autonomy which is the major underpinning objective of this research. The study used Survey Monkey® to collect data. Regression analysis found that any unit increase in council size, gender diversity, age of council members, and role duality reduced the perceptions of autonomy of the university council and their coefficients were not significant. While the concentration of stakeholders and church leaders and increased tenure of members on the board have a positive contribution to the autonomy of the university council, their contribution also was not significant. This study found composition, ethnicity, and independents as strong predictors of Council autonomy. The regression model shows independent variables contributing 30% variability of council autonomy. Researchers recommend reducing church leaders and increasing professionals on the University Council to enhance the autonomy of the council.

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council autonomy, council composition, independent professionals, church leaders' concentration, board composition, governance structure

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Matekenya, D. J. R., & Pittman, S. W. (2022). Influence of University Council Heterogeneity and Proprietor Concentration on Autonomy of Higher Education Governance in Malawi. Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 3(1). Retrieved from https://journals.aua.ke/pajes/article/view/178
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