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Community College Resource Hub
EAB provides in-depth research and services for community and technical college leaders to meet their most pressing challenges. Explore the Community College Resource Hub for the tools and insights to make progress against enrollment goals, DEIJ efforts, student success initiatives, and more.
Connect With Our Experts
EAB can bring our research to your team, for a single focused session or multiple sessions adapted to different audiences. If you are interested in having EAB experts present to a group on your campus or facilitate a discussion, we recommend reaching out to your Strategic Leader at least a month or two before a virtual session. For some especially popular times of year (e.g., the start of the semester, around spring and fall board retreats) we recommend reaching out three months in advance, or as early as you can.
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Advising
- Overcome Entrenched Org Structures and Outdated Advising Policies
- Advising and Population Health
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
- Introduction to the Hallmarks of an Antiracist Institution
- Creating a Shared Understanding of Institutional Racism
- Uprooting Systemic Racism at Your Institution
- Confronting Your Historical Racial Legacy: How to Get Buy-in, Mitigate Risk, and Avoid Change Management Barriers
Enrollment
- The Three Enrollment Forces of Today
- Strategies to Enroll the Next Generation of Students
- Blueprint for Growth: Opportunities and Challenges for Community and Technical College Recruitment
Guided Pathways
- Meta-Major Map Design Workshop
Leadership Training
- Hidden Enemies to Strategy: Five Mindsets to Defeat Incrementalism
- Compassionate Leadership Seminar
- Resilient Leadership
People and Workplace Culture
- Competing for Talent: Securing Competitive Advantage Amid Historic Staffing Shortages
- How Deans Can Help Combat Burnout and Support Faculty Well-Being
- Introduction to Employee Value Proposition
- Crafting an Employee Value Proposition Workshop
State of the Union
- State of the Sector: Reckoning with Relevance
Strategy
- Strategic Differentiation Workshop
- Overcoming Hidden Enemies to Strategy
- Future Visioning
- Leading Transformative Change Initiatives Objectives
Student Success
- Designing Programs for Returning Stop-Outs
- Closing the Part-Time Student Success Gap
Upcoming Events
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Roundtable
Key Takeaways from EAB’s Presidential Experience Lab at OpenAI
In early June, EAB had the privilege of co-hosting our annual Presidential Experience Lab—this year in partnership with OpenAI, a global leader in artificial intelligence research and development.
Roundtable
2025 EAB Community College Roundtable
Join us on July 30-31 in D.C. for our signature in-person roundtable for community college presidents and senior vice presidents.
Past Events
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Roundtable
Momentum in Adversity: Strategies for Staying Aligned with Your Vision
In moments of uncertainty (or crisis), institutional leaders bear the responsibility of shepherding their enormous flock of students, staff, and faculty to a place of stability and safety.
On-Demand Webinar
Transformative Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence in the Academy
Join us for an engaging session on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on academic institutions.
Roundtable
Supporting Career Readiness for Community College Students
Community colleges play a critical role in preparing students for successful careers.
Partner Services
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Partner Service
Resilient Future Planning for Cabinets
EAB's facilitated workshops help institutions navigate critical uncertainties in the federal policy landscape.
Partner Service
Financial Performance Collaborative for Provosts
EAB’s Financial Performance Collaborative will help you safeguard future spending or fund emerging priorities through resource allocation savings.
Partner Service
Enrollment Analytics Portfolio for Higher Ed
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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
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
Insight Paper
The Job-Ready Graduate: How Community Colleges Can Deliver on Career Readiness
In this insight paper, we explore common factors limiting career readiness efforts at community colleges, and highlight ten…
Navigate360
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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Blog
How is higher ed approaching DEI initiatives amid policy pressures?
Campus leaders shared how they're auditing their DEI initiatives in EAB interviews, a survey, and a listening session.…
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
What’s missing from most university AI strategies
Universities worldwide now recognise that AI isn’t just a passing trend—it’s a transformative force reshaping the educational landscape.
Higher Education Strategy Blog