
Trusteeship Article
Legal Standpoint: Hot Topics in Higher Education Law
Every college or university general counsel has a list of hot topics useful for preventive law, risk management, compliance, training, and other purposes. The following is one such list based on recent educational programs, conversations among higher education lawyers, and …
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Trusteeship Article
Failure to Act Is Not an Option
Takeaways
Sexual abuse incidents have a devastating impact on college and university communities. Higher education leadership’s failure to develop a culture of accountability only further enables these incidents to occur.
To curtail sexual abuse incidents, governing boards must ensure their institutions develop …
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News in Brief
AAUP Releases New Report on the Economic Status of the Profession
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) PROFESSORS published the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2020–2021 this past July. It details “how years of unstable …
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Webinar On Demand
Higher Education Policy Update
August 12, 2021 - Watch this Webinar On Demand. In April 2021, AGB published Top Public Policy Issues for Higher Education 2021-2022, an overview of the most pressing federal and state public policy issues affecting higher education...
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Letters & Testimony
AGB Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Regarding the 2020 Amendments to the Title IX Regulation
Suzanne B. Goldberg
Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Written Comment: Title IX Public Hearing (2020 amendments to the Title IX …
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Letters & Testimony
Community Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Regarding the 2020 Amendments to the Title IX Regulation
AGB joined the higher education community in signing a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights regarding the 2020 amendments to the Title IX regulation
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AGB Alerts
AGB’s 2021 Public Policy Priorities
AGB has reviewed and summarized the public policy priorities for the association and its members in 2021.
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Blog Post
Sexual Predators Pose a Risk on Every Campus--What Is a Board to Do?
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 …
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Blog Post
An Overview of Title IX
July 29, 2020 - On August 14, 2020, colleges and universities are expected to comply with new regulations regarding sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This new rule, which spans more than 2,000 pages, requires colleges and universities to …
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AGB Reports
2020 AGB Advisory Statement on Sexual Misconduct
Guidance on Title IX Regulations for Higher Education Governing Boards and Administrators
The "2020 AGB Advisory Statement on Sexual Misconduct" focuses on one issue that continues to receive high-profile attention: sexual assault and harassment. It also explains the U.S. Department of …
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