The most pressing public policy issues facing college and university boards of trustees and foundation boards in 2023 and 2024, in the estimation of the Association of Governing Boards and a higher education advisory panel, are the following: affordability and value; accountability and regulation; judicial rulings; political intrusion; federal and state funding; and college athletics.
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that, in particular circumstances, it would consider holding individual leaders personally accountable for financial losses that the federal government may incur, including Title IV funds distributed to institutions.