Category: Insights
How to Reverse Pandemic Impacts on Student Persistence
Experts discuss ways to manage and reverse the impact of isolation, disengagement, depression, and other pandemic effects on student persistence.
5 Facilities trends every higher ed leader should be watching
EAB surveyed Facilities and Estates organizations across North America, Europe, and Oceania during December 2021 to better understand the challenges facing today’s campuses. Read on for five of the most important Facilities trends we uncovered.
Essential guidance for exploring your institution’s legacies of racism
University leaders are feeling increasing pressure from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and broader communities to grapple with histories of racism embedded in physical and cultural artifacts on campuses. To better understand how higher education institutions are exploring and confronting their own histories of racism, EAB analyzed existing programs and initiatives across the United States and Canada.
Strategic Enrollment Management in a Decentralized Environment
Experts share tips on how to work with disparate campus stakeholders to develop and execute a cohesive strategic enrollment management program.
Changing parents means new expectations for independent schools
EAB’s new approach for independent school parents includes rethinking which parents they invest the most time with and how they serve them. In doing so, schools can develop lasting partnerships with their parent communities that can yield dividends in their enrollment and advancement efforts.
3+1 Programs and Other Effective Ways to Lower College Costs
The President of Rowan University discusses how 3+1 programs are lowering college costs for students while still driving growth at Rowan and surrounding community colleges.
8 principles for successful budget model redesigns
EAB has identified eight principles most important to budget remodel success. We recommend that all institutions changing models abide by the principles outlined below–regardless of current model, desired new model, or current point in the change process.
Launching tech graduate programs? Here’s how to make them stand out
How can universities design tech programs to stand out in this increasingly competitive market? After advising more than 40 universities on technology programs in the past year through EAB’s Market Insights service, I can offer three ways to make your graduate technology programs stand out in a crowded market.
What does the strong employer demand for speech-language pathologists mean for your university?
Here’s how your school capitalize on growing employer and student demand for speech-language pathology programs.
Before you rush to hire a new annual giving leader, make sure you are prepared
The temptation is to settle by hiring whoever seems remotely qualified even if they are not what you were looking for. Sure, you may get lucky, but do you really want your important leadership hire to be based on chance? Don’t settle, and don’t give up hope!
