Blog Posts

December 13, 2021 - What role will technology play at your traditional college going forward? How will it help you achieve that ever elusive scale you have been seeking? Most private college trustees and presidents have been asking themselves these two questions recently, even …

December 10, 2021 - The wealth gap between Black and White Americans is persistent and extreme. Scholars and journalists—including Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and scholar Nikole Hannah-Jones and colleagues in the New York Times “1619 Project”—note that this chasm results from the accumulated effects of …

December 08, 2021 - Earlier this year, I shared guidance regarding how boards, in collaboration with chief executives and leadership teams, could effectively use quantitative data to oversee student success.

December 07, 2021 - One of the greatest strengths of the U.S. higher education governance model is that board members have one foot in higher education and one foot in other fields and industries—making them astute thought partners. They will often also have knowledge …

December 06, 2021 - Paul Friga, PhD, is our AGB Consulting practice area leader for strategic transformation of public higher education and the clinical associate professor of strategy at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the …

November 15, 2021 - Paul Friga, PhD, is our AGB Consulting practice area leader for strategic transformation of public higher education and the clinical associate professor of strategy at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the …

November 09, 2021 - Andia Augustin-Billy, PhD, just became the first black faculty member to achieve tenure at Centenary College of Louisiana as that institution nears the celebration of its bicentennial. When we hired her as an assistant professor of French in 2015, I had little doubt this day would come. While the college and …

November 09, 2021 - Higher education has seen a continuing increase in the number of students experiencing emotional and mental health challenges. Counseling center directors report a gain in the number of students enrolled on their campuses who have a mental health diagnosis and …

November 03, 2021 - Several themes have been on the minds of AGB’s Council of Foundation Leaders this summer and fall during the CFL meetings. Perhaps most prominent are issues centered on back-to-the-office logistics, a strategic shift toward host institutions’ student success initiatives, and the facets of foundation board development.   Back to the Office  In the last two council meetings in July and September, issues …

November 03, 2021 - Effective boards have always been mindful of risks facing the enterprises they serve, and as I wrote in an article in early 2020 just before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk oversight is an essential aspect of strategic board leadership. Since …