FAQs

This guide helps boards and leaders understand risks to effective governance. What is the governing board’s responsibility for institutional governance? The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Statement on Board Responsibility for Institutional Governance (AGB, 2010) outlines eight …

This guide helps boards and leaders understand risks to the student experience. Why should boards care about risks to the student experience? The student experience is central to a higher education institution’s mission. As fiduciaries, board members must understand the …

These FAQs are based on a 2023 interview conducted by Nicole Wellmann Kraus, president and chief client officer at Strategic Investment Group, with Charles “Charley” Ellis, founder of Greenwich Associates and former chair of the Yale University Investment Committee.

This guide helps boards and leaders understand the importance of managing reputational risk. What is reputational risk? Reputational risk occurs when there is a significant gap or disconnect between stakeholder expectations and …

Achieving Prosperity in a Challenging Environment Small and mid-sized private institutions, serving about 14 percent of the higher education market, continue to take the brunt of the systemic market challenges impacting higher education. Many private …

Growth Opportunities Higher education is a competitive, evolving environment. New business models will require diversified revenue sources, new programming, and technology. Institutions need to innovate to secure their future. There is unique opportunity for institutions, …

This guide helps boards and leaders understand the importance of endowment management and presents the essential elements of doing so. Endowment management is an increasingly important aspect of the fiduciary duties of a investment committee …

The number and type of students that a college or university enrolls and graduates form one of its most vital lifelines. That is always the case but is especially so today in the current environment …

Serving a Public Purpose vs. Publicly Traded Corporations’ Shareholders Board service is widely considered a privilege. Governing boards are composed of accomplished people who share a responsibility to make a difference for those they serve. …

Understand the nuances of freedom of speech at higher education institutions. Reconciling the two principles of free speech and inclusion is a challenge that board members and administrators must meet. This FAQ, largely derived from …