Blog Posts

January 15, 2025 - AGB recently hosted a two-part webinar series (part 1 and part 2) concerning its Top Strategic Issues for Boards 2024-2025 report. As the report explains, college, university, foundation, and system leaders—board members, presidents, foundation executives, cabinet members, board professionals, among …

January 14, 2025 - The question of “how to best address the increased uncertainties we face” has marked our recent conversations with higher education leaders at colleges, universities, and institutionally related foundations. The higher education sector continues to confront challenges that have created institutional …

January 08, 2025 - You are viewing the Private Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and Public Institution/System versions are also available. Happy New Year! I hope that the winter holidays were restful and restorative and that you have embarked on 2025 …

January 07, 2025 - Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various sectors, including higher education. Colleges, universities, foundations, and systems are increasingly exploring ways to leverage AI to enhance teaching, research, and administrative processes. There are many potential benefits of using AI-powered language learning …

January 03, 2025 - What do the Institute of International Education (IIE), The College Board, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (nicknamed the St. Louis Fed) have in common? The answer? They all have recently produced data and research on a wide …

December 16, 2024 - Webinar recap: Tim Adair, chief product officer, OnBoard; Matt Maxwell, senior consultant, AGB OnBoard; and Gavin Guest, vice president of product, OnBoard, explore how the platform’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered meeting minutes tool can help board professionals overcome the challenges of …

December 13, 2024 - An institutionally related foundation can be a critical partner in advancing an institution’s mission through a variety of activities, including fundraising, donor stewardship, endowment management, public-private partnerships, real estate projects, and alumni engagement. A foundation can provide many benefits to …

December 11, 2024 - In November, AGB concluded its webinar series on its Top Strategic Issues for Boards 2024-2025 report. The November webinar discussion focused on several themes from the report, including institutional leadership succession and support. The presentation underscored the critical role of …

December 09, 2024 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. As I write this update, I am marking my third month as president and CEO of AGB. In this brief but busy …

December 03, 2024 - In November, AGB concluded its webinar series on the Top Strategic Issues for Boards 2024-2025 report. The webinar focused on several themes highlighted in the report, including board independence and leadership. Higher education governing boards have fiduciary duties mandating them to …