Trusteeship Article
Shared Leadership: How the Board-Chair Relationship Facilitates Organizational Change
Higher Education is undergoing significant change due to technological change, globalization, and new economic realities. It is imperative for the board chair and president of an institution to understand their roles as intertwined more than ever and that they require …
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Trusteeship Article
Trustee Communication Protocols
A significant governance leadership challenge for today’s board chair and college president is tending to the diverse array of stakeholder groups that vie for attention. It is an unrelenting demand, characterized by an endless flow of communication, rumor, misunderstanding, and …
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Trusteeship Article
View From the Board Chair: So, You're the Board Chair
Congratulations! Now the work begins!
Some board chairs are selected as part of a careful board leadership succession plan and may have served as vice chair or chair-elect. If that’s the case, you’re lucky, as you have at least some idea …
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Blog Post
On My Agenda: Six Principles of Strategic Board Leadership
With the start of the new year, AGB has shaped its priorities to better serve trustees and board members of institutions and institutionally related foundations. We have also sharpened our vision focused on a world where college, university, and foundation …
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Conferences
National Conference on Trusteeship 2020
April 5–7, 2020 in Washington, DC. For nearly 400 years citizen governing boards have held ultimate responsibility for American colleges and universities—their quality, sustainability, and relevance to society. Since 1921, AGB has convened experts and practitioners for a formal, national …
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Events
Institute for Board Leaders and Chief Executives of Public Universities and Systems
Institute for Board Leaders and Chief Executives of Public Universities and Systems
Fall 2020 - Location TBD
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Events
Aspen 2020 Institute for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities
Institute for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities
June 22 - 24, 2020 - Aspen, CO
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Webinar On Demand
The Comprehensive Presidential Assessment: An Opportunity to Sustain, Enhance and Build a More Effective Presidency in a Volatile Environment
September 26, 2019 -
Presidential leadership benefits from regular assessment aimed at developing insights that can improve relationships, communication, and collaboration and the president and board. Join this webinar to learn what a presidential assessment …
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Maximizing Your Board's Effectiveness: The Importance and Value of Regular Board Assessment
September 17, 2019 -
A strong, knowledgeable, effective board of trustees is vital to the sustainability and prosperity of any college or university. Board effectiveness, communication, capability and other issues should be regularly evaluated with …
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Navigating Affiliations, Mergers, and Consolidations: A Primer for Boards, Presidents, and Cabinet Members
August 22, 2019 -
This webinar unpacks the decision points and key issues for Boards and leaders as they evaluate their options to affiliate, merge, or consolidate a college or university. Focusing on the mindset, …
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