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Heartfelt messages are left on a table as people come out to mark International Overdose Awareness Day during a mass group naloxone training seminar at Centennial Square in Victoria, B.C., on Saturday August 31, 2019. nbsp;When British Columbia s provincial health officer declared an emergency into the overdose crisis five years ago, he said it was because those who died deserved more of a response. Since then, Dr. Perry Kendall says roughly 7,000 died unnecessarily. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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AGB Survey Reports Increased Complexity, Responsibilities for Board Professionals Amid Higher Education Upheaval
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The primary employees who support higher education governing boards believe the job has become more complicated, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 06, 2021 The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization advocating strategic board leadership in higher education, today unveiled the results of the 2020 AGB Survey of Board Professionals. The board professional, designated as the primary individual who supports the governing board, is the critical liaison between the board and other key leaders on campus. Overall, the study showed a marked progression in respondents’ perceptions of the job’s complexities and responsibilities compared with five years ago, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pa