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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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Improving Campus Space Utilization: Targeted Interventions Across Offices, Research Labs, and Classrooms
Join EAB for an insightful webinar on the critical topic of optimizing campus space utilization.
Summit
EAB IgnitED
Join fellow presidents, provosts, chief business officers, and heads of strategy for EAB’s 2025-2026 IgnitED summit.
Roundtable
Special Session for Leading Research Universities: 2025 EAB Chief Business Officer Roundtable
Join EAB and Michael Gower, Chief Financial Officer at Rutgers, for an intimate convening of chief business officers from leading research institutions to engage on the pressing issues facing the higher education sector.
Past Events
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On-Demand Webinar
Controlling the Costs of Campus Space: Strategies for Shrinking Space-Driven Consumption and Preventing Unchecked Growth
In the current climate of rising operational costs and increasing sustainability demands, colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges in managing campus resources.
On-Demand Webinar
Case Studies of Universities Shifting to New Academic and Administrative Models
Increasing financial sustainability and operational efficiency are central to universities across the globe.
Roundtable
Developing an Institutional Posture on AI Adoption
Join EAB in a discussion for Chief Business Officers focused on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence adoption in academia.
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Achieve Your People and Workplace Culture Goals with Support of an EAB Presentation
Explore sample Partner Intensive topics focused on higher ed talent
Partner Service
How EAB Supports Stakeholder Education on Administration, Finance, and Operations Topics
Explore sample Partner Intensive topics focused on cost containment, space utilization, process improvement, and more
Partner Service
Get Smart on Enrollment Trends With an EAB Blueprint for Growth Presentation
Explore sample Partner Intensive topics focused on enrollment growth
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Research Report
AI Applications in the New Frontier of Process Improvement
Learn how to surmount common process improvement roadblocks and maximize university efficiency with AI.
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
Space Productivity Metrics Toolkit
This toolkit supports higher ed leaders in using data to optimize campus space productivity and utilization.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
How Will Agentic AI Show Up in Higher Education?
This report defines agentic AI and explores how it will reshape AI applications in higher education.
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
How to shift your institution’s cost containment strategy from reactive to proactive
Explore short- and long-term cost containment strategies necessary for financial sustainability in three key areas.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
The University of Auckland's Blueprint for Improving Administrative Efficiency
Transform your institution's administrative structure and streamline institutional processes with takeaways from the University of Auckland's model.
Strategic Advisory Services
Resource Center
College Athletics Strategy Resource Center
Explore resources to navigate changes in college athletics and maximize return on investment for athletics programs.
Strategic Advisory Services
Tool
New Sport Launch Playbook
This playbook will help institutions ground proposals in market realities and embed demand validation in the new sport…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
A Modern Anchor Institution in Action
Download this modern anchor institution case study to explore top external priorities for higher ed and four priority…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
How Ohio University's Relationships-Based Approach Overcame Resistance to Transformation
Learn how to implement a successful shared services center for academic and administrative units amid campus cultural resistance.
Strategic Advisory Services
Blogs
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4 reasons your university should invest in a permanent process improvement team—and how to maximize its impact
Learn why dedicated process improvement teams are key to reducing inefficiencies and improving performance across campus.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
AI's environmental impact can't be ignored. What can higher ed do?
Read this blog for five takeaways to help your institution navigate growing campus concerns about AI’s environmental impact.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
The top challenges for Canadian postsecondary leaders—and how to overcome them
Discover three themes presidents raised in our listening tour with Canadian postsecondary institutions.
Higher Education Strategy Blog