This is the time of the year when resolutions are made with the greatest intention of committing to a goal or goals that will bring about an improvement in our professional or personal lives, our organizations, our accomplishments or ourselves.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 14, 2021)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization representing higher education governing boards, in partnership with TIAA, a Fortune 100 financial services organization dedicated to helping its clients pursue financial well-being, today announced that they have selected six boards to receive the 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership.

On Monday, December 21, the U.S. Congress passed The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which includes both a $1.4 trillion appropriations bill and more than $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, along with other provisions.
ANN ARBOR, MI — After eight successful years, Shauna Ryder Diggs’ time on the University of Michigan Board of Regents is coming to an end.
The work we do now sits squarely in the middle of what so ails our nation and what is required to fix it, writes Matthew C. Moen.
Higher education’s existential crisis, brought on by years of demographic changes as well as the crushing weight of the coronavirus pandemic, is forcing schools to rapidly adopt strategies that were long discussed but rarely implemented.

As 2020 comes to a close, there is growing pressure for members of Congress to pass a potential COVID-19 stimulus package similar to the CARES Act passed in March. Unfortunately, the substance of a potential bill remains fluid.