Affordability

The AGB 2020 Trustee Index is the third annual survey of college and university board members about those issues they see as the most pressing facing the sector and the institutions they serve. This AGB survey, conducted in collaboration with …

AGB seeks to ensure that the views of its members related to board governance and institutional leadership are at the forefront of policy discussions as reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and other legislative and regulatory actions are underway. AGB …

November 21, 2019 - Too often, people see commitments to affordability, quality, and equity in postsecondary education as competing rather than reinforcing. The nation’s future and the future of our institutions—and public confidence in them—require higher education leaders to advance these commitments together. The urgent …

November 14, 2019 - This blog post is part of the Finance Committee Chair Toolkit, a resource that highlights a variety of perspectives, including how to assess disruptive scenarios and what types of actions to consider. Higher education finance is a complex and hotly debated topic …

On Tuesday, October 15, the House Education and Labor Committee Democrats introduced the College Affordability Act [CAA] (H.R.4674), their proposed comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Then, on October 29, 30, and 31, the committee marked up the …

November 01, 2019 - American higher education has long been seen by individuals, as well as by state and local governments, as an engine for upward mobility. But today many Americans are skeptical about investing in postsecondary education, primarily due to concerns about student …

This article is part of the Finance Committee Chair Toolkit, a resource that highlights a variety of perspectives, including how to assess disruptive scenarios and what types of actions to consider. Despite our progress in democratizing higher education, it seems that racial …

The University System of Georgia (USG) prides itself on its place within the US public higher education landscape. Governed by a single board of regents, we are a system of 26 distinct institutions that range from public research universities to …

June 14, 2019 - Watch this Webinar On Demand which surveys the higher education cost and quality ideas with currency at the highest level of national politics, and the objectives, evidence, and rationales behind them.

June 6, 2019 - Watch this Webinar On Demand. What exactly do institutions mean by merit? If students are admitted only on the basis of “merit,” independent of “subjective” factors, what does that mean?