Two decades ago, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charles M. Vest, announced a bold initiative. “OpenCourseWare” would make the materials for all of MIT’s courses “freely available on the internet over the next 10 years.” Why would the fifth-ranked university …

Takeaways According to declining birthrates, the applicant pool for new freshmen will shrink by 20 percent by 2025. This rate of decline will persist for five years, which could result in as much as a 50 percent decline in enrollment. Experts believe …

AGB joined the higher education community in sending a letter to House leadership urging them to repeal the taxability of Pell Grants in the FY 2022 budget reconciliation process.

AGB joined the higher education community in sending a letter to the Senate Finance Committee urging members to repeal the taxability of Pell Grants in the FY 2022 budget reconciliation process.

Governing board members need a firm grasp of the environmental factors shaping enrollment strategies and goals since these factors serve as constraints on any institution’s ability to meet enrollment and tuition revenue targets. These factors include such things as:

The AGB 2020 Trustee Index is the third annual survey of college and university board members about those issues they see as the most pressing facing the sector and the institutions they serve. This AGB survey, conducted in collaboration with …