Content Type: Blogs
Essential guidance for exploring your institution’s legacies of racism
University leaders are feeling increasing pressure from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and broader communities to grapple with histories of racism embedded in physical and cultural artifacts on campuses. To better understand how higher education institutions are exploring and confronting their own histories of racism, EAB analyzed existing programs and initiatives across the United States and Canada.
Changing parents means new expectations for independent schools
EAB’s new approach for independent school parents includes rethinking which parents they invest the most time with and how they serve them. In doing so, schools can develop lasting partnerships with their parent communities that can yield dividends in their enrollment and advancement efforts.
8 principles for successful budget model redesigns
EAB has identified eight principles most important to budget remodel success. We recommend that all institutions changing models abide by the principles outlined below–regardless of current model, desired new model, or current point in the change process.
Launching tech graduate programs? Here’s how to make them stand out
How can universities design tech programs to stand out in this increasingly competitive market? After advising more than 40 universities on technology programs in the past year through EAB’s Market Insights service, I can offer three ways to make your graduate technology programs stand out in a crowded market.
What does the strong employer demand for speech-language pathologists mean for your university?
Here’s how your school capitalize on growing employer and student demand for speech-language pathology programs.
Before you rush to hire a new annual giving leader, make sure you are prepared
The temptation is to settle by hiring whoever seems remotely qualified even if they are not what you were looking for. Sure, you may get lucky, but do you really want your important leadership hire to be based on chance? Don’t settle, and don’t give up hope!
A common equity blind spot: what higher ed leaders need to know about serving student-parents
Learn more about supporting student-parents in higher education and what steps your institution can take to improve student parent equity in this Q&A with the CEO and founder of Generation Hope, an organization that works with student-parents and their children while nationally advocating for their needs.
3 strategies to successfully recruit and enroll underrepresented students
Closing the opportunity gap for students from first-generation, lower-income, BIPOC, and other underrepresentedidentities has been at the heart of College Greenlight’s mission since 2011. We have partnered with more than 1,500 college access organizations and schools that collectively serve 750,000 students each year.
3 holiday reminders to make the new year productive
While normal alumni responsiveness may feel like the cold shoulder, these winter weeks aren’t hopeless. Quiet inboxes aren’t reason to cease activity but a sign to rest from your typical solicitation routine and find other ways to keep the relationship warm. Here are a few holiday season takeaways to prepare us to embrace winter and warm up the new year…
4 new data opportunities for success analytics—and where you should begin
Growing volumes of student data present an opportunity for colleges and universities to deliver bespoke experiences and interventions for the right students, at the right time. Learn about 4 new data priorities for student success analytics, and where your institution should begin.
