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Consequential Boards: Adding Value Where It Matters Most
Report of the National Commission on College and University Board Governance
The value of American higher education faces multiple risks, and changes in governance are needed to address them. At risk are accessibility and degree attainment for current and future students, …
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The 2014 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance
The 2014 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance is the fourth in AGB’s studies of college and university governance. This report, based on survey responses from 592 public and independent boards, addresses a range of important governance topics that are …
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Overseeing Educational Quality: A How-To Guide for Boards of Universities and Colleges
Too often, boards spend too little time discussing student learning, student outcomes, and student success. As stewards of the whole of the institution, the oversight of educational quality is a primary obligation of governing boards.
AGB—with support from the Teagle Foundation, …
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Top Strategic Issues Facing HBCUs, Now and into the Future
Created in a time of segregation and discrimination to educate students of color, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a pivotal role in transforming the landscape of higher education in the United States. Today, in an era of …
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A Wake-up Call: Enterprise Risk Management at Colleges and Universities Today
After five years of change and upheaval, why is it that governing boards of colleges and universities continue to consider risk on a largely ad hoc basis? The findings from a recent survey, conducted by the Association of Governing Boards …
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2013 Survey on Technology and Instruction: Taking the Board to School on Educational Technology
The rate of change in technology presents challenges for all of us in our daily lives. Whether it’s the latest apps or newest phones, it’s a steep and continuous learning curve. For universities and colleges, the choices about how we …
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AGB Board Statements
AGB Board of Directors’ Statement on Conflict of Interest with Guidelines on Compelling Benefit
Friday, April 12, 2013
The below is excerpted from the introduction; download the full statement.
In response to requests for policy guidance from presidents, board chairs, trustees, and other higher education leaders, in 2009 the AGB Board issued AGB’s “Statement on …
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): A Primer for University and College Board Members
The environment in which MOOCs and other forms of online education operate is changing virtually every day. Based upon a presentation given to the board of directors of AGB, this white paper is an effort to give board chairs, presidents, …
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2012 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges has released its third survey of higher education governance, The 2012 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance. College Prices, Costs, and Outcomes: Who’s Minding the Gap between Higher Education and the …
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Trust, Accountability, and Integrity: Board Responsibilities for Intercollegiate Athletics
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) is pleased to share the results of its recent study on the engagement of governing boards in the oversight of intercollegiate athletics. As spending on athletics by colleges and universities …
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