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Compassionate Leadership: Building Skills and Behaviors to Lead in a Disillusioned Era

February 17, 2023

Cabinet leaders are ready to lead their teams forward with bold ideas to adapt to a post-COVID world. How can you reinvigorate your leadership and re-engage your teams to move forward in this era? This session is limited to Provosts, Chief Research Officers, and Vice Presidents, Academic Affairs.

Making the Most of Your EAB University Research Partnership

February 2, 2023

Orientation isn’t just for students. Join EAB this winter for a (re)orientation to what’s in store within your EAB University Research membership to make sure you’re taking advantage of all of the university research tools and resources to which your institution has access. Sessions are best suited to Chief Research Officers and teams.

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2022 Roundtable for Chief Research Officers

November 22, 2022

In a past roundtable session, we explored the furthering of winner-take-most dynamics in research, how universities are thinking differently about their research investments and costs, and how the pandemic has heightened the next-level employability of research leaders.

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How to know when cluster hiring for faculty diversity works—and when it doesn’t

January 19, 2022

As more institutions set diversity goals, competition for the best faculty candidates continues to intensify. As a result, academic leaders must take immediate action to increase the diversity of their candidate pool for faculty searches with changes to job ad language, candidate-facing websites, and interviewing processes.

How Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification will impact your institution

November 29, 2021

EAB’s IT Strategy Advisory Services hosted a Q&A panel with three senior IT leaders with experience navigating Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) at their institutions. Explore key takeaways from the roundtable event.

Guide to EAB’s University Research Presentations

November 29, 2021

In partnership with Strategic Leaders, EAB’s Research Advisory Services experts work actively with partners to find best practices that suit your institution, and to help you make sound decisions that attract institutional support.

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Quick Reads

What the CHIPS and Science Act means for higher education

September 12, 2022

The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022 is a $280B legislative package to support the U.S. semiconductor industry with new funding for manufacturing and research and development (R&D). Here’s what higher education leaders need to know.

Resilient Leadership Workshop: For College Presidents and Their Teams

September 23, 2021

Higher ed cabinet leaders are aware that leading in times of crisis is challenging. This EAB workshop highlights opportunities to learn from the pandemic and apply leadership lessons going forward.

3 Ways Institutions Can Help Expand Broadband

April 8, 2021

Learn how universities can leverage governmental and corporate funding currently available, collect necessary data, and organize community partnerships now to better prepare their communities for broadband development in this interactive infographic.

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Roadmaps

Use Research Development to Pursue Large and Complex Federal Funding Opportunities

July 15, 2021

Create High Impact International Partnerships

June 3, 2021

Modernize Research Lab Design and Management

September 30, 2020

Create the Infrastructure to Support Employer Partnerships

December 17, 2019

Launch Grand Challenge Initiatives to Attract Large-Scale Research Investments

December 17, 2019

Adopt a Proactive Approach to Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Funding

December 17, 2019

Establish a Centralized Core Facilities Program

December 13, 2019

Build a Research-Focused Faculty Development Program

December 13, 2019

Communicate the Value of University Research to External Stakeholders

November 26, 2019

Hire Faculty in Clusters to Cultivate Interdisciplinary Research

October 1, 2019

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Director, Research

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Associate Director, Research Development

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