Data Files
Data File columns (pdfs) from Trusteeship are a numbers-centric look at a specific area of governance research.
Challenging Times for the Investment Committee
From the March/April issue of Trusteeship: How have endowments fared in the past year and over the ups and downs of the last decade? And, typically, what is the investment expertise of committee members?
The Big Risk in Not Assessing Risk
From the January/February issue of Trusteeship: AGB recently conducted several surveys that probed board practices regarding risk and found that the majority of governing boards and their institutions don’t engage in comprehensive risk assessment.
Getting Presidential Compensation Right
From the November/December issue of Trusteeship: The full board should approve, and every board member should be informed of, the president’s compensation and benefits package. That’s the recommended good practice from the recently published 2011 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance.
Changes Presidents Would Make to Improve Board Engagement
From the September/October 2011 issue of Trusteeship: AGB recently completed its “2011 Survey of Higher Education Governance,” which has a special focus on board engagement. Among other questions, the survey asked, “To improve your board’s engagement, what one change would you like to see?” College presidents, the primary survey respondents, gave a number of different answers.
Making Sense of Tuition Prices and College Costs
From the July/August 2011 issue of Trusteeship: What are the trends related to tuition and college cost?
What's On Board Agendas?
From the May/June 2011 issue of Trusteeship: what are the top subjects on board agendas? What are the differences between public- and private-institution agendas?
The Facts about Foundation Boards
From the March/April 2011 issue of Trusteeship: AGB has been collecting information on the composition and practices of the governing boards of both independent and public colleges and universities since the mid-1980s. In 2010 AGB conducted for the first time a companion study of the boards of college and university foundations.
Higher-Education Chief Executives and Service on Corporate Boards
From the January/February 2011 issue of Trusteeship: College and university chief executives as well as board leaders have sought advice from AGB concerning whether presidents should accept positions on corporate and other external boards, what limitations might apply, and whether and how to codify board decisions in either a contract or additional policy. To answer those questions, AGB conducted a survey of 1,298 chief executives of member colleges, universities, and systems regarding their service on for-profit corporate boards. Of those, 293 chief executives participated—about one-third from public institutions and two-thirds from independent ones.
How Diverse Are Governing Boards? How Diverse Should They Be?
From the November/December 2010 issue of Trusteeship: Choosing who will serve on a governing board and taking account of the current members and future needs of an institution present countless challenges. Today, although more than half of college students are women and the U.S population includes ever-increasing numbers of racial and ethnic minorities, the majority of board members are white men. Many people wonder how diverse the boards of American colleges and universities should be and how to bring about change, where needed.
The Expanding Role of Board Professionals
From the September/October issue of Trusteeship: As the work of governing boards has grown more complex, so have the demands on college, university, and foundation employees who support them. Board professionals must be more experienced and better educated than in the past, according to a recent survey—developed by AGB’s Board Professionals Leadership Group—about their typical responsibilities, demographic characteristics, and professional-development needs.
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