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Beyond the Numbers: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Investment Management Industry
May 12, 2022 - The investment management industry and the asset owners it serves are increasingly looking beyond investment performance to questions of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the industry itself. Asset owners are asking questions about how investment managers are responding to the …
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AGB President & CEO Update: Overseeing Strategic Priorities
May 04, 2022 - During last month’s National Conference on Trusteeship, I heard a recurring theme: The most effective, strategic governing boards focus on what matters most, for the future. To help you focus on the most consequential issues that will influence higher education …
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A Primer on Accreditation
April 29, 2022 - For most people, the honor of being appointed or elected to the governing board of a higher education institution is a profound one. Yet serving as a trustee also involves important responsibilities, among them the duty to be certain the …
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Council Insights: Council for Student Success, March 2022
April 13, 2022 - The connection between a student’s ability to pay for college and successfully earn a degree is well established. Federal and state grant and loan programs and institutional need-based scholarships have been the central strategy to provide access, regardless of family …
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AGB President & CEO Update: Assessing Your Chief Executive Officer
April 06, 2022 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. Last month, I shared leading practices for strategic governing boards to assess their processes and practices to strengthen alignment with institutional priorities. …
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Breaking the Three Constraints of Fundraising Growth
April 05, 2022 - While fundraising overall has surged in recent years, far outpacing other university revenue sources, growth hasn’t been equitable across higher education institutions. Many colleges and universities have seen a slowdown in the past few years; about one-third are raising less …
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Council Insights: Council of Board Chairs, March 2022
March 21, 2022 - AGB’s Council of Board Chairs had a vibrant discussion on accreditation, which included a preview of the forthcoming 2022 AGB-CHEA Joint Advisory Statement on Accreditation and Governing Boards. The conversation was facilitated by AGB Senior Fellows Jill Derby and David …
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Council Insights: Council of Foundation Leaders, February 2022
March 18, 2022 - The 2022 AGB Foundation Leadership Forum brought together almost 500 board members, CEOs, and other senior staff of college and university foundations. The program, “Foundations of the Future,” addressed the ways foundations are adapting their work as strategic partners to …
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Council Insights: Council of Board Professionals, February 2022
March 17, 2022 - During February’s Council of Board Professionals meeting, board professionals (BPs) from institutions, systems, and foundations discussed key issues related to board governance and advancing equitable student success, including how BPs should support the work of boards and institutional leaders as …
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Recommendations to Improve Your Cybersecurity Incident Response
March 15, 2022 - Despite every best effort to defend your organization against cyber attacks, a security professional knows that their job is never done and that no cyber defense solution is 100 percent foolproof. Therefore, it is essential to have a comprehensive cybersecurity …
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