Short takes

August 15, 12 noon-1:00 p.m. EDT...

Mark your calendars for “Making Time for Board Education,” a FREE AGB WEBINAR for AGB members only. Thomas C. Longin, expert in strategic planning in higher education, trustee of Carroll College, former vice president for programs and research at AGB, and former provost of Ithaca College will present the program. Sponsored by Diligent BoardBooks. Learn more…

AGB 2008-09 events calendar updated

AGB's online calendar has been updated through mid-2009. Check out the full schedule of webinars, regional meetings, national meetings, and special programs...

TIAA-CREF Institute E-Notes

TIAA-CREF Institute E-Notes provides information on education and research initiatives undertaken by the TIAA-CREF Institute, and in general, covers two or three topics revolving around a field of study that impacts lifelong financial security for individuals and their families. Click here to subscribe to E-Notes and read the July issue, including “Do Public Subsidies for Higher Education Affect Regional Economic Development?” by Shawn Kantor, University of California, Merced; National Bureau of Economic Research, and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow.

HEA redux…

The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act passed Congress on July 31, 2008, with few surprises in the final bill from previous versions. Increased reporting requirements on colleges remained, including the requirement that colleges report on the tuition they charge and the net costs to students attending the institutions.

On the public side, the state maintenance of effort provision, which requires states to continue funding higher education on at least the average level of the previous five years or potentially lose some federal funds, remained in the bill. However, the final bill shifted the federal funds that would be lost for institutions failing to maintain their support to a currently unfunded program, mitigating the effects.

More information about the reauthorization can be found at InsideHigherEd's, “7 Years, 1,158 Pages ... and Almost Done.”

AGB Benchmarking Service—still only $750

Sign up for a free demonstration today. Bonus! Subscribe to AGB Benchmarking Service by October 1, 2008 and receive a free copy of The Information Mosaic: Strategic Decision Making for Universities and Colleges. Learn more…

AGB_Online has expanded!

Two E-newsletters have been added to the AGB_Online family. Foundation Governance Briefing for board members and staff of institutionally related foundations, and News for Board Professionals, with a target audience of higher education board professionals from both public and independent colleges and universities. Click on the links to read these timely E-publications from AGB.

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