Risk Management

In the years ahead, rural America faces a host of issues: shrinking populations, greater outmigration, and lower levels of workforce participation. And even as small, rural colleges find themselves in declining economic ecosystems, they face their own, separate challenge: the …

The higher education landscape continues to experience change at an accelerated rate. To remain relevant, competitive, and financially sustainable, leaders at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State)—the nation’s third largest system of colleges and universities—recognized a need for the …

“There’s nothing like being an epidemiologist in the middle of a pandemic.” Trusteeship interviewed world-renowned epidemiologist Larry Brilliant about what trustees, college presidents, and other higher education leaders should know about reopening college campuses amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Larry Brilliant, MD, …

College and University lawyers are frequently asked to advise on the risks of legal liability. Consider the following topics: Title IX (will we be sued by the complainant, the respondent, or the government?), Greek life (will greater oversight increase our …

June 01, 2020 - What better way for the White House to learn about the challenges facing U.S. higher education institutions seeking to reopen for the fall semester than to engage in a conversation with college and university presidents? That’s what happened May 13, …

May 08, 2020 - Both private and public colleges and universities have struggled with financial pressures and, increasingly, some have taken extraordinary measures in response.  From 2016 to early 2020, roughly 40 nonprofit institutions closed and another 50 experienced some form of merger or …

This new book is a how-to guide designed to enable boards of trustees and presidents to lead their institutions through major crises. Terrence MacTaggart describes the kinds of crises common in the higher ed sector and offers practical advice to …

April 24, 2020 - This webinar explores how AGB’s expert guidance and thought-partnership can assist your institution in developing risk and crisis management strategies. Other topics covered will include the exercise of leadership during times …

April 8, 2020 - Cybersecurity in a Brave New World Although 21st-century technology, web-based transactions, and artificial intelligence offer incredible new opportunities in higher education, these opportunities are countered by new areas of risk. Many boards …

April 6, 2020 - Managing Reputational Risk Many higher education governing boards have adopted enterprise risk management practices over the past decade. But risk registers, whether developed and monitored by auditors, the chief business officer, a …