Takeaways Although STEM fields dominate much of the policy discussion, they have a small proportion of the jobs for college grads. Most STEM degrees are not in demand, and the pathways from these degrees to stable careers are at best uncertain. What …

For generations of Americans, a college degree has been a singularly effective pathway to the middle class. Yet today, even as recent studies confirm the value of a degree, higher education institutions face growing skepticism from all quarters. Timeworn tropes …

The Debate Over DEI Programs A three-letter acronym has become a kind of lightning rod in higher education policy debates across the nation: DEI. Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts have become so controversial that more than a dozen states—including Florida, North …

December 18, 2023 - The November meeting of the AGB Council of Finance Committee Chairs opened with a welcome from Andrew Lounder, associate vice president for programs, who outlined AGB’s plans for the National Conference on Trusteeship meeting in Boston on March 26, 2024.

Will Colleges Face More Financial Headwinds? Two of the main financial ratings services for colleges and universities have suggested that campuses will, Higher Ed Dive has reported. Moody’s Investors Service has predicted that institutions will continue to be hit by inflation …

Every so often, new questions arise about the value of higher education, affordability, presidential leadership, governance, and even quality assurance. Questions regarding institutions of higher education are generally responded to by administrative leadership or boards often referred to as trustees. …

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations bill into law.

Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Trains a Spotlight on the Future The top concern among parents about their children entering college is affordability, according to a recent survey from EAB, a consulting firm specializing in education institutions. Thus, many were pleased when …

Foreign Investments and Gifts Under Fire Proposed new legislation in the US Congress would require colleges and universities to rid their endowments of any financial investments in Chinese and other foreign entities that “have been deemed any unacceptable national security risk,” …

On August 24, 2022, President Biden and the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that the Department will provide targeted student debt cancellation to former students who took out loans held by the Department of Education.