Risk Management

July 13, 2021 - Under pressure to divest but concerned about the potential investment impact? Learn about how using material ESG characteristics instead can help you incorporate relevant ESG considerations into your portfolio while maximizing the return potential of your portfolio.

The premise of a regular column on law in Trusteeship magazine is that boards should have knowledge of the major legal issues facing colleges and universities. This premise entails two separate questions. First, why is this true? And second, what are …

June 29, 2021 - As observers of investment committee behavior for more than 20 years, we have been surprised at how few committees take the time for self-reflection, especially after periods of extreme stress. Strategic Investment Group’s blog post, Time to Re-Assess, provides a …

With federal, state, and local laws as well as institutional and system policy compliance requirements, institutions of higher education face increasingly...

May 26, 2021 - This webinar explores the private system affiliation trend in Higher Education and the proactive steps and strategies you can take to become affiliation ready...

May 17, 2021 - In this blog post, we’ll share best practices to help you integrate ESG risk factors into your investment portfolios. Regardless of the type of provider you’re working with, you as a fiduciary can rely on a variety of methods and …

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.

Higher education is facing multiple crises at this moment and many believe the very business model is unsustainable. The AGB 2020 Trustee Index, which surveyed trustees during 2019, found that 85 percent of trustees (up 12 percent from the prior …

February 16, 2021 - Trustees have a duty to protect their institutions from existential cyber risk. Automating the NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides an effective vehicle for shared communication and assures them that a comprehensive view of risk is being assessed …

Cybersecurity continues to be one of the most quickly evolving global risks for all organizations, including those in higher education. Consider these facts: Twenty-eight percent of breaches at higher education institutions resulted from phishing attacks, and 23 percent of the breaches were …