Survey: More trustees worry about higher ed’s future

Education Dive | January 29, 2020 | Natalie Schwartz

Dive Brief:

• College trustees are growing more concerned about the future of higher education, according to the third-annual survey of governing board members by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) and Gallup.
• The share of trustees worried about the sector over the next decade rose to 85% in 2019 from 73% the prior year. Institutions’ financial health and costs for students drove the concern at public and private nonprofit schools.
• Their heightened concern comes as reports show growing public doubt in the value of higher ed and as lawmakers lay out sweeping proposals to lower the cost of attending college.