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A resource on higher education governance and leadership issues for academic governing boards, boards of institutionally related foundations, and senior-level campus administrators.

What's New

AGB President Rick Legon's latest blog post discusses a recent column in the Washington Post that supports a simplistic assessment of educational quality at our colleges and universities.  Rick warns, "boards and institution leaders should be appropriately skeptical in viewing the data as a proxy for academic quality."  Read the full post.  

Featured Publication

Effective Governing Boards: A Guide for Members of Governing Boards of Public Colleges, Universities, and Systems
This guide provides an overview of the important responsibilities of serving on the board of a public college, university, or system. It is intended to clarify the fiduciary responsibilities for...
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AGB Calendar

January 9, 2011
January Institute for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities
January 23, 2011
2011 Foundation Leadership Forum
April 3, 2011
2011 AGB National Conference on Trusteeship

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