Blog Posts

October 15, 2026 - When artificial intelligence (AI) reaches the board agenda, it tends to have one of two responses. For some boards, the response is caution. AI shows up wearing a warning label, and the questions are about containment: What could go wrong? What …

October 14, 2026 - The Governance Challenge in College AthleticsMission, Finance, and Board OversightNovember 10–11, 2026Washington, DC AGB is convening trustees, presidents, chancellors, athletic directors, chief financial officers, foundation leaders, and industry experts for a timely discussion on the future of …

October 13, 2026 - Picture this scenario: Shallow conversations among trustees that don't reach the heart of institutional needs; Staff liaison reporting relationships that are pro forma and don't do anyone any good; Eight or more board committees, all designed to mirror the campus administrative structure; and Board …

September 28, 2026 - More than half of U.S. college students now attend school in a state with at least one law restricting what can be taught or how campuses operate.1 That single statistic, drawn from PEN America’s research, captures why AGB spent 18 …

September 18, 2026 - The list of adjectives in higher education to go with “pressures” gets longer every day—economic, demographic, financial, technological, and now takeover—external stakeholders with ideological agendas telling seasoned leaders and professors what to do. Governing boards committed to exercising their fiduciary …

September 11, 2026 - Governing boards are being challenged to think differently about how they continue to deliver on their mission in a higher education environment shaped by demographic change, technological disruption, artificial intelligence (AI), evolving learner expectations, financial pressures, and an increasingly dynamic …

September 04, 2026 - Register Now for the The Governance Challenge in College Athletics, November 10-11 2026 Intercollegiate athletics is changing at a breathtaking pace. Recent profiles of Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti, in the New York Times and …

September 02, 2026 - At the start of any board conversation about advancement finance, there is a question worth asking: For every restricted fund in your portfolio, can you prove, with confidence, that the institution is using each one exactly as the donor intended? For …

August 21, 2026 - When institutions are placed in challenging situations, we like to think that they are led by boards and executive leaders that make decisions based on a core set of inviolable principles grounded in the organization’s mission and values. Much of …

August 10, 2026 - Members of college and university governing boards across the country today are keenly aware that the current loss of public trust, growing restrictions on free speech and academic freedom, and undue political influences are creating pressures on higher education’s leaders …