
Trusteeship Article
Beyond Incrementalism
It is common knowledge that many colleges and universities have in recent years faced growing and increasingly complex financial challenges. Many have responded by incrementally cutting expenses and adding new revenue streams. But COVID-19 has rendered such incrementalism insufficient for …
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Trusteeship Article
Forum: Integrity in Managing Financial Exigency
Unless a sea change sweeps Washington, D.C., in 2021 and brings with it a massive, multi- billion-dollar support package for American higher education, the outlook for the near future, most observers agree, is very bleak. The COVID-19 pandemic has been …
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Blog Post
Foundation Strategic Planning in a Time of Uncertainty
December 18, 2020 - The operational uncertainty unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic creates stress for everyone in higher education, not least foundation leaders, board members, and staff. This clear-eyed reality infused the peer conversation among the AGB Council of Foundation Leaders on December 16. …
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AGB President & CEO Update: Future Planning
December 02, 2020 - On behalf of the entire AGB board of directors and staff, I thank you for your ongoing commitment to effective board leadership and strategic governance as you have collaboratively navigated many demanding and unexpected challenges during 2020. As your board …
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What Do We Do Now? Navigating the Toughest Questions and Decisions
December 1, 2020 - Colleges and universities have experienced tremendous disruptions, with the COVID-19 pandemic shortening the runaway for survivability for many small private colleges and universities. The purpose of this webinar is to provide board members and institutional leaders …
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COVID-19 Escalates the Need for Better Cybersecurity
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 …
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Trusteeship Article
Focus on the Presidency: Harambee, an Alternative for College Leaders
While hitchhiking in East Africa many years ago, I came across the Swahili word harambee, which, in English, translates as “all pull together.” It is a word that stuck with me and is of particular relevance to colleges today.
Colleges have …
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Trusteeship Article
In Crisis, Sustain Trust
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Trust is an essential ingredient for effective leadership, and during the pandemic health crisis trust in leaders is under threat. As COVID-19 spreads, presidents and governing boards will likely need to make unpopular decisions, potentially …
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Trusteeship Article
The Conversation Trustees Must Have: Higher Education After the Crises of 2020
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 …
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Blog Post
Council of Foundation Leaders Share Lessons from the Fall
October 19, 2020 - AGB’s Council of Foundation Leaders convened in late September to discuss current and emerging issues spanning the effects of the pandemic; financial sustainability; strategic alignment; cyber risk oversight; campus activism; and justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (JDE&I). With timely topics …
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