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EAB provides in-depth research and services for higher ed business affairs leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from streamlining costs and resource efficiency to overseeing hiring and talent management. Explore the Business Affairs Resource Hub for all the tools and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.
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From Backlog to Balance: Deferred Maintenance Strategies for Campus Leaders
After labor, physical space is the largest expense item on most campuses, and it has only grown in the last couple of decades. As student populations have expanded, the activities of academic and administrative units have changed, and material costs for space and infrastructure have ballooned, with institutions spending $600 per sqft for construction on the average higher ed building—more than double what it was a decade ago.
Roundtable
EAB IGNITED
EAB's annual IGNITED summit will bring together Presidents, Provosts, Chief Business Officers, and Heads of Strategy in working sessions with peers from other institutions.
Roundtable
2025 Roundtable for Chief Business Officers
Please join us in Washington, D.C. this spring for our signature in-person roundtable for chief business officers.
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Striving for Financial Resiliency
The magnitude of financial pressures facing colleges and universities today require all faculty, staff, and other stakeholders to actively participate in cost management, efficiency and effectiveness efforts, and resource prioritization activities. However, many units remain set in siloed, ineffective processes, while the vast majority of faculty and staff see financial management as a problem for others on campus to handle.
Webinar
Addressing Rising Institutional Costs
Rising costs, financial uncertainties, and external pressures are all current threats to the financial viability of many institutions. Facing mandates from boards, legislators, or system offices, many leaders seek answers to the essential cost containment question: How can I make reductions successfully without undermining the important activities of the institution?
Roundtable
Unlocking the Power of People Analytics
Colleges and universities have been using student data to advance institutional goals around student success and retention and make smart investment decisions for years. Yet, few institutions have similarly tapped into their employee data to solve talent challenges, leading to wasted resources and missed opportunities.
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Aligning Institutional Budget Models to Strategic Goals
Learn three ways business executives should focus their redesign efforts to have the most impactful budget model that aligns to their…
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
Cost Containment Playbook: 130+ Tactics for Immediate Cost Savings in Higher Ed
The cost containment playbook provides 131 tactics to consider implementing for cost savings in higher ed.
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
AI Maturity Model for Higher Education
EAB’s diagnostic will help campus leaders evaluate their maturity aspirations in the five domains where AI is poised…
IT Strategy Advisory Services
Tool
Compendium of AI Applications in Higher Education
This compendium serves as a reference book of generative AI applications designed to help higher education leaders begin…
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
The Five Levels of Financial Performance to Guide Proactive Planning in Higher Education
Use this infographic to determine your college's or university's cost management strategy based on five levels of financial…
Strategic Advisory Services
Resource Center
Enrollment Growth Strategy Resource Center
Shape your future enrollment growth strategy with research that uncovers hidden risks and opportunities and sheds light on…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Video
Reckoning with Relevance: 2024 Higher Ed State of the Sector On-Demand Webinar
Watch EAB's on-demand webinar to learn about the six trends that are shaping the higher ed state of…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
How to Build a Financially Sustainable Microcredential Portfolio
Discover four tactics to improve the financial viability of microcredential offerings as you build a financially sustainable microcredential…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Infographic
5 No-Regrets Analyses to Recruit and Retain Top Talent
This infographic highlights five impactful analyses that HR teams should conduct to isolate pain points and better recruit…
Strategic Advisory Services
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“Higher ed makes glaciers look speedy”: 6 insights from CBOs on financial resiliency
This blog outlines six takeaways from a discussion on fostering financial resiliency, each paired with teachings from EAB's…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
Consolidation in higher education on the rise? What campus leaders need to know.
Discover EAB survey findings on how institutions are addressing structural deficits, from M&A to consolidation in higher education.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
How to avoid 3 common salary study mistakes in higher ed
To help campus and HR leaders get the most out of staff salary studies, EAB identified three common…
Higher Education Strategy Blog