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The financial growth came in a year of cost cutting, as the university restructured staff positions across all of its 12 schools.
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and AGB Search have published a new third edition guide to help colleges and universities manage presidential searches and transitions.
Selecting a president is one of the most important responsibilities of a governing board.
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of the Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities.
Colleges and universities are picking up an increasing amount of philanthropic funding. Here’s a look at some of the pitfalls that can come after a record-breaking donation.
Higher education is in the midst of a major reckoning with changing enrollment patterns, rising costs, AI disrupting both the workplace and the classroom, and students and families questioning the value of a degree.
The higher education sector is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. Artificial intelligence is becoming ubiquitous, forcing colleges to respond to its impact on the job market and its growing use by students, faculty and staff.
Higher education’s system of shared governance—the decades-old arrangement under which faculty hold primary authority over curriculum, hiring, and academic standards while boards and administrators oversee finance and operations—is being tested from nearly every direction in 2026, and the outcome will shape how American colleges and universities make decisions for years to come.
Hampshire College increased its endowment draw to 9% in its final years. Lesley University has spent more than 8% annually for a decade. Experts say drawing on an endowment is a risky game for colleges and universities.
Former elected officials are increasingly filling the role of college president, especially in red states where dissatisfaction with higher …
Colleges and universities faced one of their most challenging years in 2025 from declining enrollment, dwindling federal funding and headline-grabbing struggles with the second Trump administration.