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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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Adaptive Governance: The Key to Strategic Innovation and Institutional Transformation
March 25, 2021 2:30 pm
Finding prosperity in a sea of change requires an understanding of an institution’s current...
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Blog Post
Council of Presidents Meeting: Presidents and Boards Leading Change
October 15, 2020 - AGB’s Council of Presidents recently gathered to discuss two essential topics: 1) institutionwide diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives—and how boards can make a difference; and 2) lessons learned from the fall semester and implications for spring and beyond in …
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2021 National Conference on Trusteeship
Join the community of higher education’s leaders to problem-solve and connect in the context of board governance and institutional leadership. 2021’s virtual event will address critical issues to galvanize transformative change.
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Leadership in a Pandemic: The Board—President Relationship
September 09, 2020 - “I can lead with confidence when I know the board chair has my back,” observed one experienced chief executive. “But I’ll hesitate if I think my board members or the chair might second-guess the tough calls demanded by the current …
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Retreat for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities
Retreat for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities November 9-10, 2020 Apply Today The vital relationship …
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Trusteeship Article
Focus on the Presidency: Five Steps Small Rural Colleges Should Take
In the years ahead, rural America faces a host of issues: shrinking populations, greater outmigration, and lower levels of workforce participation. And even as small, rural colleges find themselves in declining economic ecosystems, they face their own, separate challenge: the …
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When It’s Time to Say Farewell
June 22, 2020 - Trustees may decline reappointment or even resign midterm if they are often unable to attend, have demanding new priorities in life, are at odds with board decisions, or in declining health. Occasionally, a trustee is simply unable or unwilling to …
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Institute for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities
Institute for Board Chairs and Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities June 21-23, 2021 Apply Today The most important …
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The New and Emerging Role of the Board as a Thought Partner
May 20, 2020 - During these increasingly difficult times, governing boards are being called upon to assume new and groundbreaking roles. They are now being challenged to move beyond the traditional roles of oversight and …
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