Over the summer, numerous chief executives and board chairs shared with me their concern…
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This new council aligns with AGB’s mission to empower college, university, and foundation boards and board members to govern with knowledge and confidence.
AGB’s Council of Board Chairs met virtually in June 2021 and was joined by a panel of presidents from AGB’s Council of Presidents. Below are the takeaways from the engaging conversation at this event.
Trustees can foster a customer-centric approach to strategic planning that puts student needs at the center of strategy and helps to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of the institutions they serve.
To support your board and institution in addressing Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (JDE&I), AGB has developed this toolkit. It includes materials you can customize to work with your board to develop a common understanding of JDE&I issues, assess institutional needs, and prioritize and pursue your goals. Take the following steps to get started.
Governing boards, as guardians of higher education, have a moral, a fiduciary, and an educational responsibility to advance racial justice, equity, and inclusion (JEI). The AGB Board of Directors’ Statement on Justice, Equity, and Inclusion outlines strategies for implementing this important governance work and urges boards to address barriers to JEI at all levels of the institution and beyond the borders of the campus.