Trusteeship - March/April 2021 - 1

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 2 MAR . APR . 2021

CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
3 On My Agenda
Celebrating 100 Years of
Empowering Strategic Board
Governance
By Henry Stoever

4 News in Brief
A sampling of national higher
education news

Celebrating a Century | PAGE 12
FEATURES

24 Governing Higher

Education Systems in
Perilous Times
Assessing Your Board's Readiness
and Capacity for Strategic Change

By James H. Page and Barbara Brittingham
Higher education governing boards face a
plethora of challenges, but boards of public
institutions face the additional likelihood of
substantially reduced state support in ﬁscal
year 2022 and beyond. Board assessment
is more important than ever. This article
explores a series of questions to help provide a
framework for board self-assessment regarding
board responsibility, authority, and culture;
board capacity; and board planning and
accountability.

30 Racial Tensions

Between Presidents and
Governing Boards

By Shaun R. Harper
Through activism and other eﬀorts,
generations of collegians have challenged
higher education leaders to address
long-standing racial issues on campuses.
Most colleges and universities have made
measurable progress on their pursuits of
equity, diversity, and inclusion goals. However,
many college and university presidents
still face a speciﬁc issue: negotiating the
advancement of racial equity agendas with

AGB.ORG

8 Inside AGB
AGB Gears Up for the 2021
Virtual National Conference
on Trusteeship
Q Podcast on campaign planning
for community colleges
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10 Legal Standpoint
uncommitted and resistant governing boards.
This article explores four common questions
that board members reportedly raise to
presidents.

Change and the Law on Campus

36 A Novel Risk Paradigm

By William A. Laramee

By Steve K. Stoute
Higher education is facing multiple crises
and many believe the very business model is
unsustainable. The path forward in the face
of such signiﬁcant challenges-declining
enrollments, shifting demographics, reduced
public funding, eroding public conﬁdence,
market disruption, and a social justice
movement-requires imagination and
innovation. Trustees have a critical role to play
in securing the path to prosperity for their
institutions and it starts by changing the way
the governing board thinks about risk.

40 Six Boards that

Met the Moment
The 2021 John W. Nason
Award Winners

By Christopher Connell
AGB honors the six winners of the annual
AGB John W. Nason Award for Board
Leadership, an honor for boards who have
demonstrated innovation, foresightedness, and
determination in fulﬁlling their role as the
ﬁnancial stewards of their institution's future
as well as their current course.

By Steve Dunham

52 Forum
Adapt and Thrive

54 Reflections
Academics on the Board:
A Personal View
By Robert A. Scott

56 Focus on the Presidency
The College of the Future
By Jeffrey R. Docking

58 View from the Board Chair
Leading in Challenging Times,
Creating New Opportunities
By Nicole Washington

60 A Question For...
Paul N. Friga
How much has COVID-19 cost
higher education? 
By Elena Loveland

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