The executive leadership team seeks to increase the stability and effectiveness of leadership at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).

  • Supports presidents/chancellors and their governing boards to advance institutional missions.
  • Engages institutional leaders in a joint process of development, reflection, assessment and improvement.
  • Advances the belief that transformational change in higher education institutions is only possible when executive leaders are aligned, informed and interconnected to other institutional leaders engaged in the pursuit of similar missions and goals.

For more information on Executive Leadership at the Institute for Capacity Building, contact Dr. Zillah Fluker, Zillah.Fluker@uncf.org.

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References

The Challenge of Presidential Leadership

This article is adapted from President Burnim’s lecture at AASCU’s 2016 Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida. A tradition at the AASCU Annual Meeting for more…

Becoming a Steward Of Place

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The AGB 2020 Trustee Index

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