Govern with confidence.

Celebrating more than 100 years of excellence.

Since 1921, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has been the premier membership organization that strengthens higher education governing boards and the strategic roles they serve within their institutions and foundations.

Through our vast library of resources, educational events, and consulting services, we empower 40,000 AGB members from more than 2,000 institutions and foundations to navigate complex issues, implement leading practices, streamline operations, and govern with confidence.

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Get immediate answers.

Complete your top tasks.

Find what you need.

Access all the resources in the AGB Knowledge Center.

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Explore and assess issues with just the right level of detail for board members.

Board Fundamentals→

Gain a command of board processes, roles, responsibilities, committees, and relationships with executives.

Institutions→

Find resources for public and private institutions, as well as for foundations.

Roles & Responsibilities→

Fulfill your specific duties, whether you serve on or support a board or board committee.

Key Committees→

Understand the purpose, responsibilities, and composition of higher education’s key board committees.

Resources by Format→

Learn when and how you prefer with resources in a wide range of formats.

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Find what you need.

Access all the resources in the
AGB Knowledge Center.

Trending Topics→

Explore and assess issues with just the right level of detail for board members.

Board Fundamentals→

Gain a command of board processes, roles, responsibilities, committees, and relationships with executives.

Institutions→

Find resources for public and private institutions, as well as for foundations.

Roles & Responsibilities→

Fulfill your specific duties, whether you serve on or support a board or board committee.

Key Committees→

Understand the purpose, responsibilities, and composition of higher education’s key board committees.

Resources by Format→

Learn when and how you prefer with resources in a wide range of formats.

Learn more about the Knowledge Center→

Become a highly effective board member.

AGB developed the Principles of Trusteeship to help you become a more productive member of the board. Most governance resources focus on the responsibilities of the board, but these nine principles outline attitudes and actions each trustee should embody.

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Become a highly effective board member.

AGB developed the Principles of Trusteeship to help you become a more productive member of the board. Most governance resources focus on the responsibilities of the board, but these nine principles outline attitudes and actions each trustee should embody.

Learn more→
Principles of Trusteeship Diagram
Get the latest — or the basics.
Connect at AGB Programs & Events.

Get the latest —
or the basics.

Connect at AGB Programs & Events.

Foundation Leadership Forum→

January 28–30, 2024
Los Angeles, CA

Board Professionals Conference→

March 24–26, 2024
Boston, MA

National Conference on Trusteeship→

March 27–28, 2024
Boston, MA

Webinars & Workshops→

Webinars and workshops are included in AGB membership. Register to attend new sessions or view previous webinars on demand.

Institutes & Retreats→

Institutes and retreats enable presidents and board chairs to concentrate on enhancing their partnerships.

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Make sure you’re heard.
Amplify your voice through AGB Advocacy & Public Policy.
Public Policy Alerts→

Stay up to date with the latest policy news and updates affecting governing boards.

Letters & Testimony→

AGB ensures the views of our members are at the forefront of state and federal policy discussions.

State Profiles→

AGB has created state profiles detailing the structures of public four-year boards, as well as some two-year systems.

The Guardians Initiative→

AGB launched the Guardians Initiative to counter growing skepticism about the value of higher education.

Learn more about Advocacy
& Public Policy→

Make sure you’re heard.

Amplify your voice through
AGB Advocacy & Public Policy.

Public Policy Alerts→

Stay up to date with the latest policy news and updates affecting governing boards.

Letters & Testimony→

AGB ensures the views of our members are at the forefront of state and federal policy discussions.

State Profiles→

AGB has created state profiles detailing the structures of public four-year boards, as well as some two-year systems.

The Guardians Initiative→

AGB launched the Guardians Initiative to counter growing skepticism about the value of higher education.

Learn more about Advocacy
& Public Policy→
Build a trusted, strategic board.
Learn how AGB Services can help.

Build a trusted,
strategic board.

Learn how AGB Services can help.

AGB Consulting: Navigate change, challenges, and crises. AGB’s faculty helps boards and leaders improve their operations and performance.
Navigate change, challenges, and crises.

AGB’s faculty helps boards and leaders improve their operations and performance.

AGB Search: Find your institution’s next leader.
Find your institution’s next leader.

AGB is the only higher education organization that handles all aspects of higher education executive search.

AGB OnBoard: Prepare for more effective board meetings.
Prepare for more effective board meetings.

AGB’s board portal makes board meetings efficient, collaborative, and secure.

Become an AGB member.

Become an AGB member.

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