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Ask the Expert Session
Successful Support for Senior Leaders: Asking the right questions in decision-making
March 1, 2021 1:00 pm
Today leaders, whether on campus or on boards, are faced with a need to be adaptable and agile. With myriad decisions always before these leaders, having an embedded resource to provide perspective and key considerations surfaces blind-spots, pitfalls, and …
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Peer to Peer
Peer-to-Peer Conversations for Private Board Chairs
March 2, 2021 3:00 pm
Join colleagues for virtual Peer-to-Peer Conversations on the most pressing topics of today.  An AGB senior fellow or staff member will be on hand to help kick-start the meeting and provide structure and input where desired. However, where the conversation …
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Peer to Peer
Peer-to-Peer Conversations for Public Board Chairs
March 4, 2021 3:00 pm
Join colleagues for virtual Peer-to-Peer Conversations on the most pressing topics of today.  An AGB senior fellow or staff member will be on hand to help kick-start the meeting and provide structure and input where desired. However, where the conversation …
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Peer to Peer
Peer-to-Peer Conversations for Public Board Chairs
April 19, 2021 3:00 pm
Join colleagues for virtual Peer-to-Peer Conversations on the most pressing topics of today.  An AGB senior fellow or staff member will be on hand to help kick-start the meeting and provide structure and input where desired. However, where the conversation …
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Peer to Peer
Peer-to-Peer Conversations for Private Board Chairs
April 20, 2021 3:00 pm
Join colleagues for virtual Peer-to-Peer Conversations on the most pressing topics of today.  An AGB senior fellow or staff member will be on hand to help kick-start the meeting and provide structure and input where desired. However, where the conversation …
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Blog Post
Board Chairs Can Lead with Solid Strategic Planning
December 01, 2020 - Planning for the future has never been more important, especially in unprecedented times like now, when the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every sector, including higher education. AGB’s goal to be a resource for members for all matters of board governance …
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FAQs
Board Chair Terms
Understand best practices for board chair terms. Since 1969, AGB has tracked data on the composition, policies, and practices of governing boards of public and independent institutions. This guide outlines that data and provides some benchmarks for board chair terms. …
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Emeritus Trustees
The title "emeritus trustee" recognizes the exemplary service of former board members. Honorary and emeritus trustees have completed their terms on their boards but continue to serve in special capacities. This guide outlines when a board should, and should not, award this honorary …
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Trusteeship Article
Inside AGB
Foundation Leadership Forum in January 2021 Goes Virtual  AGB's 2021 Foundation Leadership Forum, to be held from January 25–27, 2021, will be an interactive virtual event. Dynamic sessions will address challenges foundations are facing during the COVID-19 crisis as well as …
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Council Meeting Takeaways: Board Chairs Inspire Strategic Transformation
October 07, 2020 - I recently met with AGB’s Council of Board Chairs to discuss current and emerging issues spanning the pandemic; financial sustainability; cyber risk oversight; strategy development oversight; activism; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); shared governance; workforce preparation; and justice, diversity, equity, and …
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