Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

University of Delaware

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Lawrence A. Cunningham

Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

Nicole Rich

Administrative Specialist

The Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance was established in 2000 at the University of Delaware and is part of the Lerner College of Business and Economics. It is one of the longest-standing corporate governance centers in academia, and the first and only corporate governance center in the State of Delaware, the legal home for a majority of the nation’s public corporations. The Center is located in Alfred Lerner Hall on the University of Delaware’s campus at the intersection of Orchard Rd. and Amstel Avenue, Newark, Delaware.

The Weinberg Center is an integral part of the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. Both the College and Center provide opportunities to learn, innovate, research and experience business in one of the nation’s most important centers of business. Lerner blurs the lines between “university” and “real world,” giving students, top thinkers, corporate leaders and researchers an opportunity to collaborate and learn together.

Corporate Governance Survey 2025

Survey: Shareholder Proposals

The John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance seeks to gather practical insights from companies, investors, and related professionals about the scope and effectiveness of the current federal shareholder proposal rule (Rule 14a-8).

Recent remarks from the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the Weinberg Center indicate that aspects of Rule 14a-8 may be reconsidered, including possible changes in how federal and state roles are defined. Recent statements from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance suggest that this topic is likely to be an area of continued focus.

All responses will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate form. Findings from this survey will inform a public report and related programs convened by the Weinberg Center and the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration through their joint venture, The Corporate Collaborative @ UD.

The survey will be open from November 19 to December 24, 2025, at this link. The survey is designed to take less than 15-20 minutes. We thank respondents in advance.