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Higher Education and Democracy: A Call to Action for Governing Boards Nov 03, 2022

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Growing political intrusion into higher education, insufficient preparedness to address demographic shifts impacting campus communities, and public skepticism regarding the value of higher education have the potential to weaken our colleges and universities and severely limit their ability to serve our country and its strategic interests if left unaddressed. In his Trusteeship article, "American Democracy Is in Jeopardy," AGB President and CEO Henry Stoever calls on higher education governing boards to provide strategic leadership to address the threats to American democracy and our country's economy.

In this podcast, Trusteeship magazine editor in chief Carol Schuler talks with Stoever and AGB Senior Fellow and Senior Consultant Ellen Chaffee about what board members can do to become more educated, informed, and inspired to discuss and address these issues.

Enrollment Strategies for Boards Oct 24, 2022

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Demographic and market changes are having a serious impact on higher education enrollment. Board members need a solid understanding of their institution's marketing position and reputation, as well as of the relationship between institutional mission and enrollment strategies. In this podcast, AGB Associate Vice President for Content Strategy and Development Cristin Toutsi Grigos speaks with RNL Vice President Lew Sanborne, who leads strategic enrollment planning, and Eric Groves, RNL's Senior Vice President of Campus Partnerships about what board members can do to understand more about enrollment and how to support strategies at their institutions or within their systems.

What Boards Need to Know about Real Estate Optimization: Driving Stronger Performance in Higher Education Oct 10, 2022

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By taking proactive and strategic approaches to their leased and owned real estate holdings, colleges and universities can generate the liquidity and occupancy-costs savings they need to support their ongoing business strategies. In this podcast, Helen Drinan, president emerita of Simmons University and current interim president of Cabrini College, A&G Real Estate Partners Co-president Emilio Amendola, and Cambridge College Provost Stephen Healey discuss practical approaches to real-estate portfolio optimization, and how boards can think strategically about their properties.

Campus Activism and Protests: How to Use the Summer Holidays to Prepare Jun 02, 2022

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With an expected higher level of student activism when students return to campus in the fall, what can institutions expect and how can governing boards and administrations plan—together—to be prepared? In this podcast, Simon Barker and Pam Roskowski from the Blue Moon Consulting Group discuss with AGB's Morgan Alexander how the upcoming fall semester may bring challenges, and how boards plan to address these challenges over the summer.

Endowment Management for Higher Education May 17, 2022

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AGB recently released the second edition of Endowment Management for Higher Education. Since the first edition was published in 2017, the COVID-19 pandemic provided a quick stress test for endowments. In this podcast, AGB's Executive Director of Philanthropic Governance David Bass discusses with Nikki Kraus, coauthor of the publication and Chief Client Officer of Strategic Investment Group, and Horacio Valerias, Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Global Partners and a member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, how the environment in which investment committees operate today is different from the prepandemic era and some of the most important lessons learned in recent years.

Board Leadership in Uncertain Times Mar 28, 2022

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In today's uncertain higher education environment, colleges and universities rely on forward-looking governing boards to respond to rapidly evolving issues and challenges. Trustees must stay on top of strategic issues affecting their institutions and actively engage with their administration teams to ensure institutional success. In this podcast, AGB Senior Consultant Steven Golding speaks with Huron Consulting Group's Jim Roth, CEO, and Jaime Ontiveros, a managing director for the higher education practice, about the challenges facing higher education boards today and how boards can best address a growing number of issues.

Cyber Risk Oversight for Higher Education Boards Jan 21, 2022

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Cyberattacks on colleges, universities, and foundations have become more frequent, more sophisticated, and more dangerous. Governing boards must recognize that these are enterprise-level risks, not simply an IT issue. AGB's new publication, Cyber Risk Oversight for Higher Education Boards, developed in partnership with the Internet Security Alliance (ISA) and American International Group, Inc. (AIG), provides governing boards with five core principles that boards need to oversee their institution's cybersecurity. In this podcast, Morgan State University President David Wilson, EdD., and Internet Security Alliance President Larry Clinton discuss with AGB President Henry Stoever Cyber Risk Oversight for Higher Education Boards and what higher-education governing boards need to understand in order to adequately and successfully oversee their institution's cybersecurity.

The Essential Partnership between Foundations and Institutions Nov 19, 2021

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Institutionally related foundations are critical to the future success of colleges and universities. The most effective foundations foster relationships between the president and the foundation through the CEO and board chair based on trust, transparency, and open communication. In this podcast, Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell and George Mason University Foundation Board Chair Terri Beirne discuss with AGB Senior Fellow George Watt how alignment of goals and expectations has led to a strong partnership for each of their institutions.

Higher Education Business Models Under Stress Nov 05, 2021

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In this podcast, AGB Consulting's Chris Moloney interviews Higher Education Business Models Under Stress coauthors Melody Rose and Larry Large about the importance of financial stress testing, and the pivotal role of governing boards in transforming the business model to lower costs and restore financial viability, while expanding access for first-generation and low-income students. The coauthors also emphasize the importance of planning and anticipating key steps necessary to achieve a successful transition, or even closure.

Graduate Online Enrollment Marketing Aug 18, 2021

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Online program management is more important than ever before since nearly every student in America has now taken online classes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher education institutions can no longer afford not to learn, master, and perfect the creation, marketing, and enrollment of online college programs. In this podcast, Andy Lounder, AGB's associate vice president of programs, speaks with Greg O'Brien, the chief growth officer for Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL), about the state of online education and enrollment today.

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