Reports and Surveys
2011
The content of this edition of the State Governance Action Report was informed by newspaper reports, online reports, state and institutional Web sites, and conversations with state and higher education leaders. It is current through February 1, 2011.
Much of this legislative activity comes at a time when the fiscal conditions of states are reaching their trough. Ramifications of budget cuts from the last two fiscal years have had a direct...
2011
The headlines report that college tuition is rising rapidly and students are struggling to pay for
college. Financial-aid issues have also been in the news lately, with questions about student debt
particularly prominent. Non-tuition revenues are weak because of declining state appropriations,
depleted endowments, and anemic annual giving. At the same time, institutional expenditures
continue their upward spiral as health-care costs rise,...
2011
“Front and Center: Critical Choices for Higher Education” examines ways governance leaders can increase the number of Americans who finish college and other certificate programs, stressing that such a goal is necessary to ensure that the U.S. economy remains competitive.
Based on a December 2010 conference that convened individuals and organizations responsible for higher education, The Miller Center at the University of Virginia and AGB have...
2011
The latest State Governance Action Report (SGAR) covering current or just recently completed legislative sessions. Among the most important issues being considered are management autonomy, such as relaxed rules for purchasing, procurement, and human resources, and greater fiscal autonomy measures such as carry-over budgeting and greater tuition-setting authority. The 2011 legislative cycle and the 2012 fiscal year have prompted increased state...
2011
This report, the second of AGB’s studies of higher education governance, documents the extent to which college and university boards are following good-governance practices. In addition, it takes a focused look at board engagement to determine the degree to which governing boards are actively, intellectually, and strategically involved with their presidents or chancellors in guiding and protecting the institutions they serve.
Sections include:...
2011
Based on a 2011 survey, this report is intended to provide foundation staff and boards, as well as administrators and boards of public colleges, universities, and university systems, with an understanding of common foundation governance practices and board composition.
Among other things, this report demonstrates the enormous heterogeneity of foundations. Optimal board composition and governance practices vary widely depending on the specific...
2010
From the foreword:
Over the last decade, assessment of student learning has moved beyond being a topic of discussion solely within the academic community and into the public discourse. Institutions are expected to measure student achievement both to inform and provide accountability to the public, as well as to assure the success of institutional mission.We regularly hear board members ask how they can learn whether students are receiving the...
2010
This March 2010 report includes a detailed summary of the most relevant
issues, legislative proposals, and proposed policies facing the
governance and oversight of public higher education.
Executive Summary
Declining fiscal conditions continue be the major higher education issue in the states. Funding for higher education was essentially flat from FY 2008 to 2009, with state and local appropriation declines offset by federal stimulus dollars...
2010
Over the past two years, adoption of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) has fundamentally changed the regulatory context in which boards make decisions regarding spending from underwater endowments. AGB, in partnership with Commonfund Institute, surveyed 207 institutions in the 46 states and the District of Columbia that have adopted (UPMIFA), collecting information about current and prior spending and...
2010
Coordinating boards and commissions have long been members of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), but we have never attempted to systematically collect data about how they are structured internally or about the citizens who serve on them. This report does that. It provides us considerable information about the citizens who serve on these boards and commissions (a demographic profile), as well as some of the...
2010
Over the course of just a few decades, technology has become a powerful force on college and university campuses. It is the set of tools that supports financial operations and university administration. It is the backbone that undergirds facilities management and institutional operations. From wireless networks to computer labs to campus alert systems, it is the package of applications that supports the student experience. Technology provides...
2010
From the Introduction:
This is the second consecutive year that the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) is reporting on the financial conditions facing public governing boards. A continuation of efforts by AGB’s Ingram Center for Public Trusteeship and Governance, this report analyzes state appropriations, budget cuts, board actions, cost-reduction strategies, tuition and fee levels, and endowments.
As the current...
2010
From March through May 2010, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) conducted an online survey of board chairs from independent colleges and universities to gauge institution and governing board responses to the economic downturn. This is the second year AGB has administered a survey on this topic, with this survey focusing primarily on fiscal year 2009. Because we wanted responses to cover a completed fiscal year...
2010
Based on a 2010 survey, this one-of-a-kind report describes current boards, board members, committees, and policies. Complied only once every five years, this report features the latest data and including a profile of board committee structures, highlights of recent changes, and demographic information on trustees (age, ethnicity, gender, and more).
Download the executive summary here.
(Find the composition survey for public colleges and...
2010
Based on a 2010 survey, this one-of-a-kind report describes current boards, board members, committees, and policies. Complied only once every five years, this report features the latest data and including a profile of board committee structures, highlights of recent changes, and demographic information on trustees (age, ethnicity, gender, and more).
Download the executive summary.
(Find the composition survey for independent colleges and...
2010
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 these questions, AGB conducted a survey of 1298 chief executives of member colleges, universities, and systems during the summer of...
2009
Introduction
This sixth edition of the State Governance Report summarizes the most relevant issues, legislative proposals, and proposed
policies facing public higher education and its governance and oversight. The majority of coverage is devoted to the current
or just recently completed 2009 legislative sessions. Other issues covered in this report include court decisions and actions
by state higher education agencies and public institutions....
2009
This report provides an overview of current financial conditions in public higher education. Using such metrics as funding levels, budget cuts, strategies for cost reductions, creative board actions, tuition and financial aid levels, enrollment projections, private support, and current board practices, we have tried to capture the essence of the challenges college and university boards are facing and how they are responding.
As the economy...
2009
This report highlights and recognizes award recipients for their efforts to develop and implement the state's most successful programs, projects, and activities that help meet the goals of the Texas higher education plan, Closing the Gaps, by 2015. Many worked to develop and implement effective programs and activities. The Houston Endowment, Inc. provided support to the Texas Coordinating Board and the Association of Governing Boards of...
2009
This survey was jointly conducted by AGB and United Educators and reports data on attitudes, practices and policies regarding enterprise risk management among American colleges and universities. The survey was completed by more than 600 respondents in June 2008.
Additional survey data
Enterprise Risk Management: Best Practices for Boards,
Presidents, and Chancellors
Worksheet
for Oversight of Systematic Risk Assessment
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