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Making the Most of Your Academic Affairs Research Partnership

May 23, 2023

Orientation isn’t just for students. Join EAB for a (re)orientation to learn what’s in store with your EAB Academic Affairs membership and to make sure you’re taking advantage of all of the university research tools and resources to which your institution has access. This session is best suited for Provosts and Vice Presidents, Academic Affairs.

Special Joint Session for Provosts and Chief Research Officers

May 16, 2023

Please join us in Washington, DC next April for unique two-day meeting that will bring together Provosts and Chief Research Officers in a cross-silo conversation on the research enterprise. This session is limited to Provosts, Chief Research Officers, and Vice Presidents, Research.

Research and Services

Toolkit for Building an Anti-Burnout Workplace Culture in Academic Affairs

May 10, 2023

This toolkit is designed to help academic leaders continue their work in combating faculty burnout and promoting a culture of well-being in academic affairs.

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.

Overcoming Historical and Systemic Barriers to Institutional Racism

July 25, 2022

Becoming an anti-racist institution involves conscious, active, and ongoing effort. In this webinar, participants will learn about the anti-racist behaviors and actions that span across unit and function to transform the experiences of ethnic and diverse populations on campus.

Compendium of inclusive tenure and promotion policy

June 2, 2022

This compendium features 8 institutional examples of equitable approaches to tenure evaluation. When adopted widely, these efforts can help improve BIPOC faculty retention.

Quick Reads

Scale academic support to struggling students

October 3, 2017

Learn how supplemental instruction can help improve student performance in critical gateway courses.

Redesign academic programs to meet student demand

February 13, 2017

Explore our case study on how Susquehanna University repacked their English degree for today’s careers.

How UW-Eau Claire uses metrics to help departments track progress on student outcomes

October 28, 2016

How can academic leaders instill accountability for institution-wide student success measures among individual faculty members? Learn how the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Strategic Accountability Matrix helps faculty and departments understand their impact on student success initiatives.

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

Experts

Alexa Silverman

Associate Director

Colin Koproske

Managing Director, Research Development

David Bevevino

Senior Director, Strategic Research

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