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Strategy and Planning

Events

Why DEIJ Progress in Higher Ed Has Flatlined: Three Ways to Drive Concrete Action at Your Institution

January 3, 2023

In this webinar, participants will learn about how higher education ended up in this position and what leaders must do to drive progress. Specifically, we will introduce EAB’s newest partner service, the Institutional Strategy Index for DEIJ, a tool that comprehensively and objectively evaluates the current state of your institution’s efforts against best practice and creates a personalized roadmap of actions to close gaps. This webinar best suited for Chief Diversity Officers, Provosts, Chiefs of Staff, and Vice Presidents, Student Affairs.

EAB IgnitED

December 19, 2022

Please join us this spring for this cabinet event where we will bring together provosts, chief business officers, and chiefs of strategy in closed-door, role-specific groups followed by cross-cabinet working sessions with peers from other institutions. EAB will lead you and your peers through a series of case profiles and interactive workshops designed to activate learning around our latest organizational effectiveness research and the ramifications for the higher ed landscape.

Research and Services

Higher Ed Employment Website Checklist

January 17, 2023

Employment websites serve as a gateway to the application and hiring process at your institution. And given heightened competition for talent, especially with out-of-sector organizations, it is more critical than ever to proactively articulate why applicants should choose your institution over other employers.

The Right Way to Engage with Your Institutional Heritage

October 25, 2022

This resource provides step-by-step guidance to assist colleges and universities in their efforts towards institutional reckoning and healing.

EAB IgnitED: On-Demand Materials

September 27, 2022

Access the on-demand materials from our EAB IgnitED sessions, which bring together provosts, chief business officers, and chiefs of strategy for closed-door discussions and cross-cabinet working groups.

EAB Virtual Strategy Forum for Presidents: On-Demand Materials

September 19, 2022

Access the materials from our Virtual Strategy Forum sessions, where presidents learned about dynamic strategic planning and discussed emerging approaches with their peers.

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Quick Reads

Enrollment management strategies to win market share

July 29, 2022

This fellowship blog explores the problem of declining high school numbers and seeks to increase the percentage of college-going high school students, including under-represented populations.

Graduate financial aid practices that best serve students

July 29, 2022

This fellowship blog looks at best practices that graduate programs can take to better support students financially while remaining competitive.

Expanding higher ed leadership competency to increase employee satisfaction, decrease risks and reduce costs

July 29, 2022

This fellowship blog talks about ways to shift human resources advisory services to a more proactive model that better supports leaders and employees alike.

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Roadmaps

Create High Impact International Partnerships

June 3, 2021

Create a Community College Pipeline to Place Students in Right-Fit Careers

December 17, 2019

Develop Student-Centered Well-Being Support

December 16, 2019

Facilitate Student-Centered Course Redesign

December 9, 2019

Scale Experiential Learning and Career Development

December 9, 2019

Minimize Financial Attrition

December 3, 2019

Increase Faculty Diversity and Inclusivity on Campus

December 2, 2019

Address Food and Housing Insecurity on Campus

October 21, 2019

Manage Campus Climate Flashpoints

October 1, 2019

Improve Recruitment of Underrepresented Students

September 19, 2019

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Managing Director

David Attis

Managing Director, Research

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