Risk Management

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 …

Fossil fuel divestment is a popular topic across University campuses – often with students and faculty advocating for divestment and University and Affiliated Foundation...

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 …

January 07, 2021 - AGB recently hosted a webinar with Baker Tilly and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State) on project risk reviews. Speakers from both organizations discussed the dynamics of project risk reviews (PRRs), including the board perspective, the recommended approach for …

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

December 9, 2020 - Navigating Covid-19 and its effects on the return to school and endowments has been a top priority for colleges and universities this year.

November 23, 2020 - Sandusky, Nassar, Tyndall, Strauss, Anderson. This is a cringe-worthy list of the worst college and university sexual abusers. The impact these abusers have had on the lives of their victims is profound and well documented.   For the institutions involved, these …

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 …