AGB Urges Governing Boards to Focus on Purpose, Risk of Intercollegiate Athletics

At a time when some of the highest-profile crises in higher education leadership are related to college sports, the Board of Directors of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) released its Statement last month on Governing Boards' Responsibilities for Intercollegiate Athletics, urging boards to apply the same consistency of review to athletics as they do to finances, educational quality, and strategic planning.   The statement also calls on organizations wit