Stay up to date on all things AGB. Explore our latest news and statements, learn about us and our upcoming events, and connect with our communications team.
In 2009, two nonprofits released a report on accreditation and governing boards amid worries about academic quality and accountability in higher ed. More than a dozen years later, they’ve updated it in response to a slew of new pressures that include threats to colleges’ independence.
WASHINGTON, DC (March 30, 2022)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board leadership in higher education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), an advocacy leader in assuring institutional and academic quality, today issued a Joint Advisory Statement on Accreditation and Governing Boards.
A new bill exempts presidential searches at Florida’s public institutions from open records law, keeping candidates’ names confidential until the end. Faculty unions oppose such measures.
WASHINGTON, DC (February 23, 2022)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), today announced a new grant awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop resources for governing board oversight of equitable student success.
WASHINGTON, DC (February 17, 2022)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), announced today that Eric P. Blackhurst has been elected chair of the AGB Search Board of Directors.
WASHINGTON, DC (February 1, 2022)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), today released the second edition of Endowment Management for Higher Education.
WASHINGTON, DC (January 26, 2022)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), announced that it has selected six boards to receive the 2022 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 14, 2021)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board leadership in higher education, today announced new members joining its esteemed advisory councils.
The board members who oversee America’s colleges and universities are still overwhelmingly white and male, though institutions have diversified their boards somewhat in recent years.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 2, 2021)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board leadership in higher education, today released a benchmarking report that showcases continuing demographic shifts in the composition of higher education governing boards.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 17, 2021)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board leadership in higher education, will convene college, university, and institutionally related foundation leaders in Orlando, Florida, for the annual Foundation Leadership Forum, January 30–February 1, 2022.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 3, 2021)—The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board governance in higher education, along with ISA and AIG released a new resource entitled “Cyber Risk Oversight for Higher Education Boards: Key Principles and Practical Guidance for Foundation and Institution Board Members.”
