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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced on December 12, 2025, that negotiators reached consensus during a negotiated rulemaking session on regulations to implement the new Workforce Pell Grant program.
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AGB informs and advocates for our members. We closely monitor policy shifts as they unfold and deliver timely insights through policy alerts, policy podcasts, and frequent updates to our digital report, Top Public Policy Issues Facing Governing Boards.
We work to improve society’s understanding and perception of the value of higher education, and we champion effective governance, board independence, and institutional autonomy. We advocate through sign-on letters and testimony, contributions to amicus briefs, and media outreach to shape the governance narrative.
Top Public Policy Issues Facing Governing Boards in 2025–2026
The most pressing public policy issues facing college and university boards of trustees and foundation boards in 2025 and 2026, in the estimation of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and a higher education advisory panel, are outlined below. Explore public policy issues by topic. AGB updates these pages frequently as the policy landscape changes in the U.S.
Champion Higher Education
Trustees as Strategic Advocates for Higher Education
Access resources to level up your advocacy toolbox as a governing board member or foundation board member.
The Guardians Initiative Project
Reclaiming the Public Trust in Higher Education
AGB launched The Guardians Initiative to involve college and university board members in countering growing skepticism about the value of higher education.