Blog Posts

September 22, 2023 - The AGB Council of Board Chairs is a group of 25 to 30 leaders of member college and university boards of trustees from around the United States who meet quarterly to obtain information on pressing current topics and engage in …

September 22, 2023 - As a foundation board member, what questions should I ask about the Supreme Court’s affirmative-action-in-admissions ruling? How do the changes in justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in some states change the consideration of race-based donor-funded scholarships? While the recent United …

September 19, 2023 - The recent, rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have created hype that can pose quandaries for advancement leaders and board members who are looking to explore the potential opportunities for their higher education institutions. This blog aims to provide some …

August 25, 2023 - Declining enrollment. Reduced government funding. Dependency on tuition. Overburdened cost structures. Aging facilities and increasing maintenance costs. Rising salary and benefit expenses. Do any of these challenges ring true for your institution? Perhaps you, like other institutional leaders across the …

August 23, 2023 - AGB High Priority Initiatives 2023–2024 At the most recent meeting of the Council of Finance Committee Chairs (CFCC), AGB staff began by talking about the association’s three high priority initiatives for the coming year. #1. The Council on Higher Education as a …

August 11, 2023 - A great board of directors can have a large, positive impact on the higher education institution it serves. But it’s essential to ensure the right people are present at the boardroom table from the outset. Achieving this balance requires organizations to …

August 09, 2023 - Board service is a team sport, and strategic governing boards act collectively to perform their duties while knowing the impact of the board is only as strong as its individual members. Further, consequential board members consistently ask themselves how they …

August 02, 2023 - Student debt is a major topic of public concern across our country—from anxiety over the sheer scale of the amount owed by borrowers to the debate over federal debt relief initiatives. Whether at the kitchen tables of students and their …

July 26, 2023 - AGB has a long history of scanning the higher education environment and developing programs and publications to support boards and board members as new issues emerge and existing situations change substantially. That is the case with the topic of undue …

July 19, 2023 - This inaugural AGB Research blog mines AGB’s archives to reexamine the first AGB-sponsored survey of board members, done in 1969 and titled “The Trustees of Higher Education: A Survey Report,” by Morton A. Rauh in collaboration with the Educational Testing …