Strategy

June 18, 2020, 2:30 -3:30 pm EST Complimentary Register Now Campus leaders nationwide are working harder and more collaboratively …

June 3, 2020, 12:00 -1:00 pm EST Complimentary Register Now Often a source of friction among those holding key …

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 6, 2020 - Enrollment Strategy for Boards Join us for an engaging and practical session on board engagement as it relates to your institution’s enrollment management strategy. Amid a turbulent environment characterized by stagnant enrollment, demographic …

This biennial publication frames the most pressing challenges currently facing colleges and universities—those that influence how each institution operates and that demand the board’s strategic oversight and vision. The ability of a governing board to deal effectively with the following …

According to a study conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, 90 percent of respondents said customers expect organizations to know their interests and anticipate their needs. This should come as no surprise, as we live in an era of …

With the start of the new year, AGB has shaped its priorities to better serve trustees and board members of institutions and institutionally related foundations. We have also sharpened our vision focused on a world where college, university, and foundation …

AGB is pleased to share this seventh publication in a series of informational briefings developed as part of The Guardians Initiative: Reclaiming the Public Trust, an effort to educate and engage trustees as advocates on key issues in higher education. The …

Let’s be honest. The term “strategic” is treated reverentially in our line of work, but despite that reverence (or perhaps because of it) boards don’t naturally slip into strategy mode. Being strategic means setting priorities that focus resources and effort …

Among the most important fiduciary responsibilities of a governing board is maintaining an institution’s long-term health. Stress testing is one of the primary means of doing so. Stress testing has been part of the ongoing operation of the human species for …