Trusteeship Portfolios: The Best of Trusteeship

AGB's award-winning magazine Trusteeship offers valuable insights on the changing landscape of higher education and the challenges of governance. These portfolios gather the best thinking from recent issues of Trusteeship around core topics, collected and bound for easy reading.

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The Campus Governance for Independent Institutions portfolio includes: "Slouching Toward Privatization" (November/December 2007) "Courting the Best for Your Board" (November/December 2007) "Reversal of Fortune" (January/February 2008) "Restructuring for Good Governance" (July/August 2006) "A...
The Governance of Public Higher Education portfolio includes: "The Gremlins of Governance" (July/August 2009) "Rethinking Higher Education: Moving Beyond the Iron Triangle" (September/October 2009) "The Changing Landscape of Trustee and Board Engagement" (July/August 2010) "A Swift Kick" (...
The Finding a New President portfolio includes: "Presidential Transition Teams: Fostering a Collaborative Transition Process" (July/August 2009) "The Leadership Imperative" (September/October 2006) "Succession Planning: The Time Has Come" (September/October 2010) "Increasing the Odds for...
The Managing Risk and Conflict of Interest portfolio includes: "Students and Risk: Eight Critical Issues" (November/December 2010) "Vitiating Vulnerability" (September/October 2007) "A Timely Warning to Review Risks and Regulations" (September/October 2007) "Coming Soon: Lots More Federal...
The Financial Oversight and Federal Regulations portfolio includes: "Get Ready for Greater Disclosure Requirements by the Taxman" (November/December 2007) "Show Me What I'm Looking For: A Trustee's Guide to Reviewing the New IRS Form 990 (July/August 2009) "New Forum 990 Will Follow Your Functions...
The Endowment Management portfolio includes: "Compounding Interest in Your Investment Committee" (July/August 2007) "Institutional Obligations in an Age of Wealth" (January/February 2007) "Is the Endowment Model Still Working?" (March/April 2010) "Endowment Investing: Time for a Sustainability...
The Effective Asset Management Portfolio includes: "What's the Best Yardstick to Measure Inflation?" (July/August 2006) "Board Budget Decisions: Protecting and Building Your Institution's Assets" (January/February 2011) "Public University Trustees: New Expertise Needed as Funding Diversifies (July...
The Especially for Foundations portfolio includes: "College Fundraising: Is there a 'New Normal'?" (November/December 2009) "What's a Prudent Payout from an 'Underwater' Endowment?" (May/June 2009) "What Lies Ahead for University-Foundation Relations?" (November/December 2008) "Working Toward a...
The Strategic Thinking and Strategic Finance portfolio includes: "Strategic Thinking about How Costs and Goals Interact" (May/June 2010) "Cracking the Egg: Preserving the College While Protecting the Core" (January/February 2010) "Getting Back on Course" (May/June 2009) "Board Budget Decisions:...
The Surviving Financial Hard Times portfolio includes: "Student Aid and Access in the Economic Crisis" (January/February 2009) "The Human Side of Financial Hard Times" (January/February 2009) "Coping with Financial Distress" (January/February 2007) "No Time for Timidity" (May/June 2009) "Your...
The Learning Outcomes portfolio includes: "Ask the Right Questions About Student Assessment" (May/June 2007) "Completing College at America's Public Universities" (November/December 2009) "Ensuring Educational Quality Means Assessing Learning" (March/April 2009) "Can We Achieve Our National Higher...
The Change and Innovation portfolio includes: "Contagious Ideas from Health Care" (November/December 2009) "Toward Institutional Innovation in America's Colleges and Universities (May/June 2010) "The Demographic Imperative" (March/April 2009) "Sustainability: What Is the Trustee's Stake?" (...