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Looking forward to participating in this discussion Monday around state higher education policy engagement!

The multifaceted challenges confronting higher education today necessitate a governing board that’s as diverse and dynamic as the student populations and communities it serves. The experiences and clarifying questions generated from those experiences, however, help to inform others and will continue through this interactive session. https://bit.ly/4bkONCn Join us on May 7 for this AGB exclusive webinar, where the authors of AGB’s latest report, “Diversifying the Governing Board” will discuss their findings and insights. Building on our 2021 survey “Practices, Policies, and Composition of Governing Boards of Colleges, Universities, and Institutionally Related Foundations,” this session explores the advancements and strategies in diversifying the composition of governing boards. Related resources: Report: Diversifying the Governing Board https://bit.ly/44mBA9E Trusteeship article: Increasing Diversity on the Boards of Colleges and Universities https://lnkd.in/d-zu5qGa Webinar on Demand: Diversifying the Board: Best Practices in Board Recruitment and Diversification https://bit.ly/3WfujXk

At my College’s Planning Council last week, I presented key take-aways from the updated Middle States (MSCHE) accreditation standards and processes. In short, Periodic/Mid-Point Reviews are GONE and Guiding Principles were added to help structure an institution’s approach in creating its Self-Study. Higher Education institutions must respond with how it approaches diversity in all forms, and how it uses data to support all students with their goals. For my higher education brethren in the Middle States service area, what was your biggest take-away from the new 14th edition of the Standards?

How can UK higher education change the narrative and demonstrate its undeniable impact? A new government, open to discussion and aware of the challenges we're facing, offers a real opportunity to change the narrative. Now is the time to push the HE sector to the top of the agenda, rebuild public trust and highlight the impact we deliver. Join our panel of UK higher education experts for a discussion on rapidly changing government policies, funding, questions of value of money and internalisation. Join the debate: https://lnkd.in/d35rqFvS Universities UK | Times Higher Education | University of Leicester | University of Exeter

New Higher Education Institutions in England: A real chance to innovate? This research focuses on these new providers and captures their early experiences and directions of development. Read more in our report 👇 https://lnkd.in/esqSZm6y

Across the UK a number of new university initiatives are starting to come to fruition, driven in part by the government’s 2017 Higher Education and Research Act. Read more in our research report aboout New Higher Education Institutions in England 👇 https://lnkd.in/enjRZDA9

10 REASONS IN 10 DAYS TO ATTEND THE PRSA COUNSELORS TO HIGHER EDUCATION SENIOR SUMMIT: #5 Hear from Sara Gast, deputy executive director of the American Council on Education (ACE) for a discussion about the Carnegie Classification of Institutions in Higher Education. According to ACE, this Carnegie Classification is the nation’s leading framework for categorizing diverse U. S. higher education institutions. With the research community as its primary audience, the classification enables researchers to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about the classifications in advance of the upcoming planned release of the next Carnegie Classifications in late 2024/early 2025.

We want to invite you to dive into the future of education at 'Reveille: Awakening the Future of Higher Education' so you can see and listen to what comes next. Click on the link to learn more and RSVP. https://lnkd.in/ezPhTuCB

So honoured and proud to have presented at the 10th Focus Conference. Theme: The role of higher education in the attainment of sustainable quality education. Paper Title: The Adoption of e-learning in South African Higher Education Institutions.

Pass the word. This is a first of its kind symposium for college and university trustees focused on strategy development. AGB in collaboration with the Chronicle of Higher Education. #highereducation #highereducationleadership #trustees #strategicleadership