Blog Posts

July 01, 2020 - This excerpt is adapted from Assessing and Developing College and University Presidents: An Enterprise Leadership Approach, a forthcoming book from AGB Publications. The job of the higher education president has become more challenging, the environment more complex and dynamic, and expectations for the …

The COVID-19 pandemic arose at a time when colleges and universities were already facing significant challenges, including enrollment constraints, public scrutiny about the cost of postsecondary education, rising student debt, questions about the value of a degree, and more. As …

June 22, 2020 - Having a student record-level data asset with over 10M enriched and normalized student records gives us at Farrell Day the unique ability to help our partners evaluate student and family behaviors in real-time for an empirical look of how the …

June 22, 2020 - Trustees may decline reappointment or even resign midterm if they are often unable to attend, have demanding new priorities in life, are at odds with board decisions, or in declining health. Occasionally, a trustee is simply unable or unwilling to …

June 17, 2020 - Note: This is the first of a three-part blog series designed to provide strategies to assist institutions in their use of digital teaching practices. The next blog post will focus on practical tips faculty can use to facilitate their transition …

June 08, 2020 - Security remains a top priority for institutions as they suddenly switched to full-time remote work during the COVID-19 crisis. While a complete security overhaul might be too formidable in the immediate term, these three tips can help get you started employing …

As we face some of the most difficult challenges of our lifetime—a global pandemic and widespread civil unrest across the nation—presidents, boards, and campus communities face some of the most onerous decisions: if, how, and when to begin the next …

June 01, 2020 - What better way for the White House to learn about the challenges facing U.S. higher education institutions seeking to reopen for the fall semester than to engage in a conversation with college and university presidents? That’s what happened May 13, …

June 01, 2020 - Colleges and universities that had barely recovered from the Great Recession find themselves blindsided again by the economic freeze meant to stamp out the spread of COVID-19. For many institutions, this is the third major blow to enrollment, and potentially …

May 27, 2020 - Recently, AGB conducted surveys of four groups of members to gauge how higher education institutions are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: board chairs, institution presidents, institution board professionals, and foundation board professionals. AGB asked board chairs and institution presidents about …