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Focusing on Educational Quality and Metrics that Matter
Earlier this week, the New Leadership Alliance released "Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability," a report that offers four recommendations for implementing evidence-...read more
January 27, 2012 by Susan Johnston
Earlier this week, the New Leadership Alliance released "Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability," a report that offers four recommendations for implementing evidence-...read more
Collective Impact
Today the AP reported, via The Washington Post, the results of recent studies showing the state declines in support of higher education. This is no surprise to the 400 attendees at AGB’s 16th...read more
January 23, 2012 by Rick Legon
Today the AP reported, via The Washington Post, the results of recent studies showing the state declines in support of higher education. This is no surprise to the 400 attendees at AGB’s 16th...read more
Governance from a Global View
Whenever I travel internationally, I have the opportunity to reflect on higher education governance from multiple perspectives—on the challenges most countries share and those that are unique to the...read more
January 18, 2012 by Rick Legon
Whenever I travel internationally, I have the opportunity to reflect on higher education governance from multiple perspectives—on the challenges most countries share and those that are unique to the...read more
From the Editor for the November/December Trusteeship
As the year draws to a close, Trusteeship looks both backward, to assess what has passed, and forward, in anticipation of what is to come. AGB President Rick Legon penned a special column in this...read more
December 12, 2011 by SarahB@agb.org
As the year draws to a close, Trusteeship looks both backward, to assess what has passed, and forward, in anticipation of what is to come. AGB President Rick Legon penned a special column in this...read more
Getting Engaged
The 2011 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance has a special focus on board engagement. We looked at the broad range of trustee responsibilities, from academic programs to strategic planning, and...read more
October 27, 2011 by MerrillS@agb.org
The 2011 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance has a special focus on board engagement. We looked at the broad range of trustee responsibilities, from academic programs to strategic planning, and...read more
NPR Tribute to Bob O'Neil
A tribute was paid to AGB’s very own Bob O’Neil on NPR this morning. Bob is a senior fellow at AGB and was instrumental in writing the public and independent versions of Effective Governing Boards...read more
October 14, 2011 by ursulag
A tribute was paid to AGB’s very own Bob O’Neil on NPR this morning. Bob is a senior fellow at AGB and was instrumental in writing the public and independent versions of Effective Governing Boards...read more
Accountability Remains a Priority
It’s all about accountability. That’s what we told our daughter when she was growing up, and what she’s trying to teach her daughter now. If it hasn’t quite permeated the halls of Congress yet, as...read more
September 20, 2011 by Rick Legon
It’s all about accountability. That’s what we told our daughter when she was growing up, and what she’s trying to teach her daughter now. If it hasn’t quite permeated the halls of Congress yet, as...read more
From the Editor--Trusteeship September/October 2011
At AGB’s National Conference on Trusteeship this past April, much of the talk was about the growing need for colleges to collaborate in a variety of ways in order to thrive and succeed in these...read more
September 19, 2011 by SarahB@agb.org
At AGB’s National Conference on Trusteeship this past April, much of the talk was about the growing need for colleges to collaborate in a variety of ways in order to thrive and succeed in these...read more
Kickoff Time for the NCAA
I listened with great interest to sports commentator Frank DeFord’s passionate opinion piece on NPR last week. It reiterated for me how important board oversight of intercollegiate athletics is,...read more
August 9, 2011 by Rick Legon
I listened with great interest to sports commentator Frank DeFord’s passionate opinion piece on NPR last week. It reiterated for me how important board oversight of intercollegiate athletics is,...read more
Pell Grants Safe, For Now
As the debate over the federal budget winds down – at least for the time being – we in higher ed are left to consider the ramifications for federal financial aid for college students. A default on...read more
August 3, 2011 by Susan Johnston
As the debate over the federal budget winds down – at least for the time being – we in higher ed are left to consider the ramifications for federal financial aid for college students. A default on...read more
