
AGB Reports
Return on Investment in College Education
AGB is pleased to share this second publication in a series of informational briefings developed as part of The Guardians Initiative: Reclaiming the Public Trust, an effort to educate and engage trustees as advocates on key issues in higher education.
What …
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AGB Board Statements
AGB Board of Directors' Statement on Innovation in Higher Education
November 7, 2017 - There is no single formula for innovation because each institution has its own history, mission, culture, and comfort with change. A starting point for some may be to improve the quality of existing programs. Others may …
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AGB Reports
Taking the Pulse of Campus Climate: Key Findings of the AGB Survey on Diversity and Inclusion
Campus climate issues continue to pervade many institutions, with related news stories commanding headlines across the country. Through oversight and leadership, college and university governing boards play an important role in helping to create inclusive campuses. AGB conducted a survey …
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AGB Board Statements
AGB Board of Directors' Statement on Shared Governance
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
The following text is excerpted from the introduction. Download the full statement.
One of higher education's most distinctive values is its commitment to shared governance. Simply put, shared governance is a fundamental principle of inclusion in key areas of …
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AGB Reports
The 21st-Century Presidency: A Call to Enterprise Leadership
The 21st-Century Presidency: A Call to Enterprise Leadership is the latest in a series of periodic reports from AGB to examine the nature of the presidency and governance. Written by AGB Senior Fellow Terrence MacTaggart, former chancellor of the Minnesota …
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AGB Reports
Strengthening HBCU Governance and Leadership
Over the course of nearly two years, 24 historically black colleges and universities intentionally and collectively took stock of their existing governance practices and made appropriate changes to ensure that both parties are effectively fulfilling their distinct duties and responsibilities. …
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AGB Reports
The Small College Imperative: From Survival to Transformation
This report is part of the Mergers and Affiliations Toolkit, which includes a host of resources that enable board members to learn, evaluate options, and develop a strategy that makes sense.
Small colleges and universities serve a profoundly important role in American …
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AGB Reports
The Business of Higher Education
AGB is pleased to share this first in a series of informational briefings developed as part of The Guardians Initiative: Reclaiming the Public Trust, an effort to educate and engage trustees as advocates on key issues in higher education.
While the …
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AGB Reports
Shared Governance: Changing with the Times
Shared governance is one of the basic tenets of higher education, and yet there is considerable evidence that it is not generally well understood by its primary participants—faculty members, presidents, and members of boards of trustees.
This report provides qualitative information …
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AGB Reports
2016 State Governance Action Report
This report focuses on state legislation and higher education proposals affecting institution and system governance and leadership in states for the years 2015–2016. At the heart of these actions and ongoing dialogues is:
the value proposition of a postsecondary degree …
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