Webinar On Demand
Student Wellness: A Risk Perspective
November 13, 2019 -
Student wellness is important for learning, and is therefore a key objective for an array of initiatives, offices, and policies in most colleges …
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Blog Post
Campus Mental Health: Is New Infrastructure Needed?
Imagine the most complicated of traffic intersections: Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle, for example. Traffic comes in from all directions, swerves across multiple lanes, dodges inattentive pedestrians. It is a traffic nightmare. And it is an apt metaphor for the campus …
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Blog Post
Boards Assisting Universities and Colleges to Address Student Wellness Concerns on a Broader Level
This blog post is provided by AGB's Sustaining Sponsor, Baker Tilly.
A student’s well-being is essential for academic success and personal effectiveness. Universities face a number of challenges that impact students and their well-being, including compliance with laws and regulations, increased …
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Webinar On Demand
Webinar Series III: Policy Perspectives on College Affordability and Value
June 14, 2019 -
Third in a series of 3 webinars.
As the 2020 political cycle ramps up, the U.S. Department of Education under President Trump has focused on enabling nontraditional providers to more effectively compete …
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Webinar Series II: Meritocracy and American Higher Ed
June 6, 2019 -
Second in a series of 3 webinars. What exactly do institutions mean by merit? If students are admitted only on the basis of “merit,” …
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Webinar Series I: The Student Debt Crisis: What It Is, and What It Isn't
May 30, 2019 -
First in a series of 3 webinars. Buy 2, get the 3rd free.
$1,500,000,000,000. That’s a lot of zeroes. Put another way, Americans hold …
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Podcast
Trusteeship Podcast Episode 6: Fans or Fiduciaries? Boards and Intercollegiate Athletics
Trusteeship Podcast provides perspective on the issues facing the nation’s universities and colleges. Through insider insight and expert analysis, the Trusteeship Podcast helps leaders in this vital sector advance the public trust in higher education.
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AGB Board Statements
AGB Board of Directors’ Statement on Board Responsibility for the Oversight of College Completion
Monday, February 1, 2016
The below is excerpted from the preface; download the full statement.
One of the most important challenges for American higher education today is increasing the number of students who enroll in and complete their postsecondary education with …
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AGB Reports
Governing Board Oversight of College Completion
The issue of college completion has become a hot-button topic for higher education and the public in recent years. While completion is not a new issue, several national and state-level efforts, including President Obama’s 2020 college-completion goal to increase the …
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AGB Reports
Updated AGB Advisory Statement on Sexual Misconduct
Friday, April 3, 2015
The below is excerpted from the introduction; download the full statement.
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has
long recognized that governing boards are accountable to the mission and
heritage of their institutions, with the fiduciary …
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