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Toolkit for Building a Tiered Financial Contingency Plan
This toolkit will help business leaders formulate or update their financial contingency plans with tactics applicable during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
Mistakes in COVID-19 strategy
COVID-19 Administrative Cost Containment Playbook
The compendium is a picklist to help executives evaluate and choose the cost containment tactics best suited for their institutions.
Hiring a process improvement professional
Consider hiring a process improvement coordinator to lead the efforts. Explore example job summaries, responsibilities, qualifications, and more.
How will we know that an outbreak on campus has become uncontainable?
The decision to pull-back from repopulation will be one of the most complicated any leadership team will make. Not only are the public health and financial consequences immense, but there are dozens of variables that could inform this decision. Some of these may contradict one another, and others—like faculty and student opinion—are not easily quantified.
We asked HR leaders what’s top of mind heading into the summer, fall, and beyond. Here’s what they said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced campus human resources (HR) leaders to balance rapidly evolving staffing needs with pressures to manage labor costs. Read our insight to discover seven top-of-mind issues for HR and finance leaders as they plan for the summer and fall.
Panel discussion with Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Greenwich, and the University of Exeter on the near-term financial impact of COVID-19
EAB’s Gary Guadagnolo convened senior leaders from Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Greenwich, and the University of Exeter for a panel discussion about the financial impact of the pandemic to date.
4 tips for communicating staff furloughs during the COVID-19 pandemic
These are difficult times for colleges and universities, and all the more so for higher education employees who have been furloughed. Watch this video to learn four ways to convey care and offer relief through your messages to furloughed employees.
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The Essential Guide to Cost Containment Strategies for Higher Education
As colleges and universities struggle to set budgets for the upcoming fiscal year because of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, many are looking for concrete guidance on how to reduce operating costs.
Assessing and Responding to the Financial Impact of COVID-19
As college and university leaders are beginning to assess the financial toll of COVID-19, EAB shares benchmarking data from a recent EAB survey on current financial status, planned next steps, as well as case studies of emerging cost reduction efforts.
