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Table of Contents Cover Story The Search for the Next Exceptional President By Terrence MacTaggart and Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran It is becoming much more difficult to attract an exceptional college...
Table of Contents Cover Story Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Higher Education, Part 2 By David Tobenkin This is the second of a two-part series on the impact...
Success Beyond Completion The New Attainment & Opportunity Agenda: Why Completion Isn't Enough? Table of Contents Cover Story Americans’ Changing Relationship with Higher Education From Access to Completion to...
Table of Contents Features Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Higher Education, Part 1 David Tobenkin AI has dominated the technology news cycle for the last year: But what...
Table of Contents Features Governing and Hiring for Systemness Revenue, Resources, Planning, and Collaboration By Jason E. Lane and Nancy L. Zimpher The future of higher education lies in...
Table of Contents Features Rural Institutions Embracing Innovation and Location to Overcome Challenges By David Tobenkin Rural colleges and universities are finding ways to survive and even thrive despite...
Table of Contents Features Effective Transition Planning The Foundation for Presidential Success By Shannon McCambridge and Melissa K. Trotta Successful presidential transitions are essential. They not only impact a...
Table of Contents Features Transfer Pathways Steer Students and Institutions to Undergraduate Success By David Tobenkin When students split their undergraduate years between two different higher education institutions...
Table of Contents Features College Athletics What’s New, What’s Next? By Laura Wilcox College athletics has been described as “the front porch of the university” because it is...
Table of Contents Features What Boards Need to Know about Online Opportunities By Christopher Connell Faculty recognize post-COVID-19 faculty, some of the advantages and possibilities of teaching online,...
Table of Contents Features Mission Possible By Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner Two recognized authorities on education and learning share insights from their unprecedented study of American colleges...
Table of Contents Features The College of the Future, Part One By David Tobenkin The COVID Pandemic created challenges and opportunities for the future of higher education. As...
Table of Contents Features Pandemic Leadership: Lessons Learned at Six Institutions By David Tobenkin Leaders pivoted quickly to negotiate the pandemic, but many lessons learned have lasting value....
Table of Contents Features Drastic Pivots for Success By David Tobenkin Today’s challenging higher education landscape is forcing colleges and universities to make tough strategic choices in order...
Table of Contents Features Heavy Pressure: Student Mental Health Needs Grow By Charlotte West Colleges and universities are grappling with how to respond to a growing demand for...
Table of Contents Features Leadership in Times of Crisis By David V….
Table of Contents Features What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your…
Table of Contents Features The Personal Qualities of Leaders during the…
Table of Contents Features Winning Amazon HQ2 By Christopher Connell With…
Table of Contents Features What Kind of Board Member Are You?…
Table of Contents Special 100th Anniversary Issue AGB Celebrates 100 Years…
Table of Contents Features Foundations and Alumni Associations: Better Together or…
Table of Contents Features Enrollment Effects By Charlotte West Colleges and…
Table of Contents Features Increasing Diversity on the Boards of Colleges…
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Table of Contents Features Colleges at a Crossroads: Closures, Affiliations, and Mergers…
Table of Contents Features Preventing Opioid Overdoses on Campuses: The Naloxone Solution…
Table of Contents Features Safeguarding Ethics in College Admissions By Charlotte West With college admissions coming under public scrutiny, boards of trustees need to understand their institutions’ enrollment management...
Table of Contents Features A Brave New World: Cryptocurrency and 21st-Century Philanthropy …
Table of Contents Features The 21st Century Is Here: Is American Higher…
Table of Contents Features Embracing Equity By Kim Krisberg Shifting demographics are changing…
Table of Contents Features Mergers and Affiliations By Rick Beyer Increasing numbers…
Table of Contents Features Addressing Crises By AGB In the wake of the recent admissions scandal and other crises that have engulfed higher education, AGB convened a webinar...
Table of Contents Features Pillars of the Public Good By Genevieve G….
Table of Contents Features The State of Public Oversight By George Pernsteiner The State of Title IX By Julianne Basinger The State of Funding By Darcie Harvey Crisis of...
Table of Contents Features Hungry and Homeless: Tackling the Crisis of Basic Needs Insecurity By Sara Goldrick-Rab Struggles with food and housing insecurity are causing large numbers of students...
Table of Contents Features Nontraditional Presidents: A New Wave of Enterprise Leadership By Terrence MacTaggart A growing number of college and university presidents are coming from outside academia. Essential...
Table of Contents Features New Literacies for a Digital Age By Joseph Aoun An interview with Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun, author of Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age...
Table of Contents Features A Winter of Discontent: Tax Policy, Trust, and the Future of Higher Education By Kevin P. Reilly and Richard Novak The recent tax debate, coupled with growing...
Table of Contents Features Intrepid Explorers: The Critical First Years of Trusteeship By Michael J. Zeig, Roger G. Baldwin, and Kathleen M. Wilbur How can boards and institutional leaders...
Table of Contents Features The Innovation Imperative By AGB A panel of college and university leaders discusses the meaning and practice of innovation in higher education. Campus Carry Laws...
Table of Contents Features The 21st-Century Presidency: A Call to Enterprise Leadership By Terrence MacTaggart This AGB report—the latest in a periodic series about the presidency—asks boards and presidents...
Table of Contents Features New Dimensions: Finding Depth with a Smaller Board By Paul LeBlanc A smaller board with fewer committee meetings can allow the entire board to focus...
Table of Contents Features Deep Dive: Reflections on Committee Restructuring By Jorge Caballero and R. Barbara Gitenstein Any change to the committee structure must be driven by board members...
Table of Contents Features Uncertainty in Changing Times By AGB A panel of experts spoke to Trusteeship about the potential implications of a new administration to higher education policy....
Table of Contents Features Campus Unrest By Julianne Basinger The aim of governing boards’ total efforts should be to make sure that their colleges or universities are prepared to...
Table of Contents Features Bankruptcy Benefits By Michael B. Goldstein and Jay Indyke Debt is a primary cause of institutional financial collapse. So why aren’t colleges and universities declaring...
Table of Contents Features The Real Data Revolution By Brandon Busteed The data revolution coming in higher education will be less about “big data” and more about the right...
Table of Contents Features Reprogramming Our Financial GPS By Mark Putnam Broad economic and demographic realities are necessitating that boards reset their thinking as board members and reprogram their...
Table of Contents Features Holistic Admissions: What You Need to Know By Santa J. Ono Diverse learning environments help all students thrive and prepare them for an increasingly diverse...
Table of Contents Features Why College? The Many Implications of Completion By Jim Geringer and Stan Jones College access and attainment of a postsecondary credential are essential to improving...
Table of Contents Features The Pick and the Process: Leading a Presidential Search in the Digital Age By Celeste Watkins-Hayes Presidential searches should have two goals: to select a...
Table of Contents Features Stress Testing: How Can You Ensure Your Institution's Fiscal Health? By Stephen G. Pelletier These days, finances at most colleges and universities are stretched nearly...
Table of Contents Features Dealing with Disruption: By the Book By Theodore J. Marchese A number of recently published books hope to explain how higher education will be disrupted...
Table of Contents Features Innovating for Opportunity: Sharing Solutions for Student Success By AGB A growing lack of an educated workforce and the need to increase collaboration among universities...
Table of Contents Features Higher Education's Return on Information Technology By Eric Denna Increasingly, trustees and regents are confronted with some difficult choices surrounding investments in information technology. Realizing...
Table of Contents Features Meeting the Leadership Challenge: Why the Most Effective Presidents and Chairs Seek Coaches By AGB The idea of professional coaching has real currency in corporate...
Table of Contents Features Partners in Progress: College, Community, and the Board's Contribution By Julie Bourbon Colleges and universities contribute to the well-being of their communities, and neighbors often...
Table of Contents Features Consequential Boards: Adding Value Where It Matters Most By Richard D. Legon Last September, AGB established a National Commission on College and University Board Governance,...
Table of Contents Features Student Affairs, Boards, and Rebuilding the Public Trust By Kevin Kruger Higher education pundits often produce lists of tricky topics they believe campus leaders should...
Table of Contents Features Cultivating a Culture of Philanthropy: New Approaches to New Realities By James Michael Langley Boards today must ask not only how much money their college...
Table of Contents Features Why Boards Must Become Diversity Stewards By AGB Several experts at AGB’s National Conference on Trusteeship tackled the key issues of higher education diversity and...
Table of Contents Features The 10 Habits of Highly Effective Boards By Richard D. Legon Most boards of colleges and universities don’t reach their potential. In fact, many may...
Table of Contents Features The Growing Interest in Academic Quality By Peter T. Ewell Learning Metrics: How Can We Know That Students Know What They Are Supposed to Know?...
Table of Contents Features What Presidents Really Think About Their Boards By Peter D. Eckel What do presidents think of the boards they serve? What do they think are...
Table of Contents Features The Rules of Attraction: Enrolling Students in (and for) the 21st Century By Julie Bourbon A good enrollment management program ensures that your institution...
Table of Contents Features Welcome to Compliance U: The Board's Role in the Regulatory Era By Peter F. Lake Higher education has entered an era of rapidly increasing regulatory...
Table of Contents Features The Incalculable Benefits of Revitalizing Your Board By Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M DePaul University restructured its board, enabling it to play an important role...
Table of Contents Features Fiduciary Behavior: What's the Responsible Trustee to Do (and Not Do)? By AGB Governing board members bear major and ultimate responsibilities as fiduciaries of the...
Table of Contents Features Mission, MOOCs, & Money By Kenneth C. Green In higher education boardrooms all across the country, people are grappling with what the advent of MOOCs—massive...
Table of Contents Features Governance and Intercollegiate Athletics: Boards Must Know the Score By John T. Casteen and Richard D. Legon While boards have to delegate daily administration of...
Table of Contents Features Research Universities and the Future of America By James J. Duderstadt The research university is a key asset in achieving economic prosperity and security. Yet...
Table of Contents Features Rethinking the Business Model: Responsibilities of Governing Boards By AGB At AGB’s National Conference on Trusteeship, a special panel of higher education leaders explored current...
Table of Contents Features High-Performing Committees: What Makes Them Work? By Stephen G. Pelletier As governing boards have become more sophisticated and polished in their oversight of colleges and...
Table of Contents Features The Power of Strategic Thinking By Carol Christ Smith College’s experiment with a strategic-thinking process led to lessons that can be helpful to board members...
Table of Contents Features How Presidential Evaluations Must Change By Terrence MacTaggart Most evaluations of a president’s performance look backward, but colleges and universities face daunting problems today. Each...
Table of Contents Features Some First Principles By AGB What's the Next Big Thing for Boards? By AGB What should boards be concerned about in the coming year? What...
Table of Contents Features Innovation Through Collaboration: New Pathways to Success By Mary Frances Forcier Amid the challenges facing higher education, colleges and universities are banding together. Consortia can...
Table of Contents Features Responding to Today's Challenges: Is Governance Up to the Task? By AGB How can boards be of the most value as they sit at the...
Table of Contents Features A Stay-Rich View of the New Global Economy By AGB The global economy is undergoing significant structural changes. What are the implications for a college...
Table of Contents Features Higher Education and Health Care at a Crossroads By Darrell G. Kirch Following the passage of health-care reform, how can boards guide their institutions in...
Table of Contents Features Making Metrics Matter: How to Use Indicators to Govern Effectively By AGB Trusteeship asked three college leaders how they use indicators to govern their institutions. Clyde...
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