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MoreToolkit 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.
Campaign to ‘Free the Data’ Transforms IR’s Work and Supports Enrollment Growth
The University of Montana has suffered from enrollment partnered with EAB’s education data platform, Edify, to improve data governance and increase access.
3 language mistakes to avoid in your institution's DEIJ plans
As institutional leaders develop diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategic plans, it’s important for them to consider how they frame their priorities and commitments. EAB reviewed over 40 DEI plans from institutions across the U.S., Canada, and Europe and found that many used generic and deficit-based language to articulate their priorities.
How to embed accountability into your institution's DEIJ plan
Higher education is being asked to go further than ever to foster equity and dismantle systemic racism, but too few institutions have the accountability systems in place to facilitate follow through on their diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) plans.
An Integration Command Center Expands Access to Reliable Data Across Campus
John Carroll University partnered with EAB to implement Edify as a comprehensive integration command center.
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Reinventing Higher Ed in the Shadow of COVID-19
Higher Education is reeling from the financial and business model shocks that have been delivered by the coronavirus pandemic. As institutional leaders grapple with addressing the short-term operating issues necessary to keep running, longer-term questions of strategy and viability are taking on increasing urgency.
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.