Finance & Business Models

May 13, 2021 - The pandemic has strained the budgets of colleges and universities across the country. While cutting costs may be necessary for an institution to keep its doors open, a single-minded focus on financial health comes with its own set of risks.

May 12, 2021 - Endowments face a unique set of challenges; their high return goals reflect a need to grow intergenerational equity while meeting ambitious spending requirements. In the forward-looking market environment, BlackRock considers four principles for endowment investing.

May 03, 2021 - Institutions are examining ways to increase ROI from academic spend through a data-driven assessment of academic programs, faculty, and student involvement.

April 29, 2021 - While the forced march to remote learning will soon end, institutions understand the need to continue to expand and improve their online offerings. Public-private partnerships coupled with other forms of collaborations can provide access to private capital to support …

A Tremendous Opportunity to Support HBCUs A generous grant enabled four diverse Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to partner with AGB in working to strengthen their business models and spark growth. What we learned may help all institutions. Download this case study to learn …

April 20, 2021 - The higher education landscape has changed dramatically as a multitude of challenges have threatened the financial stability of institutions. Declining enrollments and operating revenues, tuition dependence, and over-burdened cost structures are only some of the issues plaguing colleges and universities. …

April 07, 2021 - How to spend your American Rescue Plan funds.

April 06, 2021 - Innovation helps you create new value so your institution can thrive.

You spend most of your institution's budget on salaries and benefits for faculty and staff and on programs that develop relationships with stakeholders. Yet the first thing that gets cut when money is tight is professional and leadership development. Join …

March 22, 2021 - The business model is so complex and tangled with the education model of the institution that it is difficult to know how to fix it without making things worse.