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Financial Performance Collaborative

March 22, 2023

Thank you for participating in EAB’s Financial Performance Collaborative.
You now have the opportunity to register for up to three modules of the Financial Performance Collaborative, based on your institutional priorities and team capacity across the next three months. As a reminder, each module will require an Implementation Leader (IL). Sessions are best suited for Chief Business Officers and Provosts.

EAB IGNITED

March 9, 2023

Please join us this fall for EAB IGNITED where we will bring together Presidents, Provosts, Chief Business Officers, and Heads 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

Building an Anti-Burnout Workplace Culture in Academic Affairs: On-Demand Materials

March 2, 2023

Explore the materials from this two-part series on ‘Building an Anti-Burnout Workplace Culture in Academic Affairs,’ which convened academic leaders in virtual forums to discuss the long-term strategic importance of bolstering support and fulfilling their role as an academic leader that builds a workplace that actively combats burnout.

The evolving role of the chief diversity officer

January 24, 2022

Hiring a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO)? Use guidance from EAB’s trend analysis and conversations with CDOs to design an effective role and org chart, provide institutional support to the CDO, and structure your job posting to attract top candidates for CDO.

Academic Affairs Organizational Benchmarking Survey Findings

September 30, 2021

EAB launched an academic affairs organizational benchmarking survey to provide much-needed insight into the size, scope, and processes in place at colleges and universities across North America.

4 lessons for academic affairs leaders on advancing faculty diversity goals

August 26, 2021

As more colleges and universities set diversity goals, competition for the best faculty candidates continues to intensify. Read the major takeaways from our workshop with chief academic officers on hiring BIPOC faculty.

Quick Reads

4 takeaways on combatting faculty burnout from our gathering of academic leaders

March 9, 2023

Read four takeaways from EAB’s conversations with academic leaders on combatting faculty burnout and integrating a culture of well-being.

How flashpoint response impacts faculty well-being

November 23, 2022

To support faculty well-being, academic affairs leaders should consider these reflection questions and checklist items before responding to flashpoints and climate-related incidents.

The faculty burnout epidemic: Thought leaders we are reading, listening to, and following right now

October 13, 2022

Faculty are experiencing pandemic-induced career setbacks, change fatigue, looming trauma from the past two years, depleted community connections, and financial stressors imposed by inflation. To support academic leaders in their efforts to tackle faculty burnout, EAB’s faculty well-being research team has curated a list of top resources and thought leaders on the topic of faculty burnout.

Roadmaps

Create High Impact International Partnerships

June 3, 2021

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

December 17, 2019

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

December 17, 2019

Develop Student-Centered Well-Being Support

December 16, 2019

Build a New Budget Model that Advances Your Institution’s Strategic Goals

December 9, 2019

Improve Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

December 9, 2019

Facilitate Student-Centered Course Redesign

December 9, 2019

Scale Experiential Learning and Career Development

December 9, 2019

Design Effective Academic Department Reviews

December 9, 2019

Minimize Financial Attrition

December 3, 2019

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Managing Director, Research Development

David Bevevino

Senior Director, Strategic Research

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