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Events

2022 PAE Executive Roundtable

June 10, 2022

In this roundtable event, we will take a look back at where the PCO unit has been over the past 10 years, consider where we stand today, and explore what the future may hold. These sessions are best suited for Vice Presidents of Professional Adult / Continuing Online Education and executive-level contacts in Marketing.

Jump-Starting Market-Responsive Program Development: How to Use EAB’s Market Insights Service to Support Growth

May 23, 2022

Join our experts to learn more about our different project types and how our most successful partners work with our team. We’ll also preview some of the new developments in the Market Insights pipeline. This session is best suited for Executives of Professional/ Continuing/ Online/Adult Education who are interested in growing their enrollments but have not yet explored EAB’s Market Insights offerings or related resources to achieve that growth.

Research and Services

The Rise of Fintech

April 22, 2022

Financial technology, or fintech, is disrupting and democratizing the financial industry. This study explores fintech roles, skills, and opportunities for higher education institutions to align programs to fintech market demand.

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MBA Program Assessment

March 18, 2022

Amid an evolving market, outdated MBA programs are losing prospective enrollment to more student-aligned rivals. The employer and student demand remains, meriting schools’ continued investment in the MBA, but increasing competition requires careful attention to program design. Programs must adapt to today’s MBA student or risk losing them to alternatives ranging from other graduate business degrees to nondegree offerings.

Opportunities and threats of alternative credentials

February 14, 2022

To maximize the market opportunity and minimize the disruption presented by alternative credentials, institutions will need to rethink both their investments in and approaches to post-baccalaureate programs.

Understanding Your Future Adult Learner

September 20, 2021

To help our partners recruit and serve their future adult learners, EAB surveyed more than 2,000 current and prospective adult, graduate, online, and professional students about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and their enrollment plans.

Quick Reads

The State of Graduate Enrollment Management

June 21, 2022

This white paper features findings from a series of eight flash surveys of graduate enrollment leaders about their enrollment priorities and work environment.

Graduate enrollment leaders are burned out. Here’s why—and how you can help.

June 15, 2022

Beyond the well-documented stressors that come from living and working through a global pandemic, what factors are driving the pressure graduate enrollment leaders face? And how might these stressors influence the future of graduate enrollment management? Here’s what our survey of 1,200+ practitioners tells us.

Confer these skills to prepare your art and design students for the workforce

June 2, 2022

With job opportunities for these professionals on the rise again, what skills should your art and design programs confer to help students meet market demand? We examined job postings for art and design grads to find out.

Roadmaps

Create High Impact International Partnerships

June 3, 2021

Identify High-Potential Employer Partners and Plan Your Pitch

December 17, 2019

Create the Infrastructure to Support Employer Partnerships

December 17, 2019

Design Credentials to Meet Adult Student Needs

December 2, 2019

Strategically Staff Your Adult and Professional Education Unit

September 17, 2019

Develop Outcomes-Focused Recruitment Messages for Adult Learners

September 17, 2019

Experts

Will Lamb

Dean, Graduate and Adult Learner Recruitment

Brittany Murchison

Vice President, Partner Success and Marketing, Adult Learner Recruitment

Max Milder

Director

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