AGB in the News

As the pandemic begins to subside in the U.S. and organizations collectively begin to get back on their feet, colleges and universities across the country are opening searches that, if all goes to plan, will allow high-profile leaders to take them into a new era of fundraising, digitalization, sports and, increasingly the case, globalization – not to mention a pandemic and post-pandemic era.

Nevada’s governor proposed a bill earlier this month that would form a committee to study how to fund and govern the state’s community colleges to better meet its workforce needs.
The new bill stops short of an earlier proposal from Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, who called for creating an independent community college system during his State of the State address in January.

The University of Iowa Presidential Search Committee could not ask questions relating to a candidate’s race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, physical disability, health, age, or familial status during the search process to find the UI’s next top leader.

Five public colleges and universities in New Mexico are teaming up to start a nonprofit organization to share back-office services, academic programs and technology — and ideally lower each school’s operating costs.

Donald P. Lofe will soon hold the fourth and fifth titles he’s taken since first being affiliated with Westminster College more than four decades ago: president and chief transformation officer.

The third of four finalists to become the University of Iowa’s 22nd president is Georgia State University’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Wendy F. Hensel — who worked as a private attorney and judicial clerk before launching her career in academia.

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) released a statement on Wednesday focused on justice, equity and inclusion. The statement is designed to help institutions address such matters on their campuses.

A Republican lawmaker in his first full term as state senator is moving to eliminate a layer of political influence from the powerful body that sets policy and influences the priorities of North Carolina’s 16 public universities.

The spring term spelled the end for at least three liberal arts colleges, which will soon either cease operating or accepting new students.

The colleges — Becker, Mills and Concordia New York — all said the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated existing financial woes.

Higher education experts predict more consolidation among all types of colleges and an uptick in closures.

New research from Higher Education Publications, Inc. indicates that top-level positions at colleges and universities are experiencing some of the highest employee turnover rates when compared to other administrators.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents is calling a Friday special meeting where two sources say the board will consider a vote to censure Michigan GOP Chair and Regent Ron Weiser following controversial comments he made about Democratic and Republican elected officials.

Echoing the adage that necessity is the mother of innovation, COVID realities have compelled existing higher ed consortia to work together in new ways and spurred the emergence of new relationships to tackle shared problems.