Governing with Purpose Session 3: Governing for Student Success in a Changing Higher Education Landscape

Improving student access and success is one of AGB’s 2026–2027 top strategic issues for boards. This webinar will help trustees examine how governance can expand opportunity, strengthen persistence, and support completion. The discussion will address public skepticism about higher education’s value, rising student debt concerns, changing student needs, and workforce uncertainty driven by artificial intelligence. Participants will explore how boards and presidents can align mission, strategy, resources, and accountability to improve outcomes for all students.

Speakers:

Kemal M. Atkins, EdD, trustee, San Francisco Bay University; consultant, AGB

Kathryn Morris, PhD, president, St. Lawrence University

About the Series:

There is no fee to attend the webinars. Attending each session is not required for participation, and jumping in at any point in this series is encouraged. Live sessions are open to all. On-demand session recordings are only available to AGB members. Learn about the full series.

AGB’s Top Strategic Issues Webinar Series is designed to help members navigate the urgent forces reshaping higher education and board governance. Through discussions on mission, institutional autonomy, leadership, student success, financial vitality, and higher education’s evolving purpose, the series offers trustees and institutional leaders insights to govern with confidence, map strategic direction, and position their institutions for long-term resilience and impact.

Through this series, which is based on AGB’s new publication Top Strategic Issues for Boards 2026–2027, trustees, presidents, chancellors, and other institutional leaders will:

• Assess the urgent forces reshaping higher education and their implications for effective board governance.
• Gain insights to help trustees and institutional leaders govern with confidence and map strategic direction.
• Explore how boards can strengthen mission, leadership, student success, financial vitality, and long-term institutional resilience.