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WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2025)—A new groundbreaking report highlights the urgent need to develop a higher education strategy that strengthens the competitiveness and security of the United States.
Years before the current maelstrom in Washington, a group of university leaders, business leaders, government and military leaders was working to position U.S. higher education in a new light.
ASU President Michael Crow’s notion of universities as public service institutions — places that serve society in practical and meaningful ways to solve pressing issues of importance to the country — is well established.
WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2025)—A new groundbreaking report highlights the urgent need to develop a higher education strategy that strengthens the competitiveness and security of the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC (March 24, 2025)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) is proud to announce the release of its latest publication, A Guide to Strategic Board Retreats in Higher Education.
The outcry comes after an announcement Friday that Columbia will institute new rules on student protests and discipline and bring in new campus police officers with arrest powers.
The recent Executive Order proposing the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education raises significant concerns for higher education governance. While an outright closure of the agency remains unlikely due to the need for congressional approval, significant budget and personnel reductions will undermine its effectiveness and raise operational challenges that will impact institutions and the students that they serve.
AGB Receives Mellon Foundation Grant Supporting Academic Freedom and Free Speech in Higher Education
WASHINGTON, DC (March 11, 2025) —The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has received a Mellon Foundation grant to fund an initiative aimed at supporting academic freedom and freedom of speech within higher education institutions.