Board Member

November 16, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to virtual processes and methods for all colleges and universities. Increasingly, colleges and universities have shifted permanently to expanded online or hybrid educational delivery models and have begun conducting …

Understand best practices for board member 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 member terms. …

November 10, 2020 - The largest endowments—the ones that are effectively implementing the endowment model—have had almost 3 percent greater annualized returns over the past 20 years when compared to their large and midsized counterparts.(1) As large and midsized university endowments attempt to replicate the …

Fiduciary principles and duties are fundamental to good governance. Governing board members of colleges and universities are fiduciaries and therefore hold a unique position with regard to stewardship of the institutions they serve, a position not shared with students, faculty, alumni, …

Finding prosperity in a sea of change requires an understanding of an institution’s current...

October 29, 2020 - Every board enhances its impact by embracing and cultivating the principles of Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDE&I).

Nearly everyone agrees: American higher education will need renewal, if not a fresh start, as a result of the events of 2020—and the year is not yet over. The COVID-19 global pandemic, the actual impact of remote learning on student …

Finding prosperity in a sea of change requires an understanding of an institution’s current...

Finding prosperity in a sea of change requires an understanding of an institution’s current...

Finding prosperity in a sea of change requires an understanding of an institution’s current...