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Higher Education Strategy Forum Resource Hub

EAB provides in-depth research and services for presidents and senior higher ed leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from engaging in effective strategic planning to driving progress and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Explore the Higher Education Strategy Forum Resource Hub for all the tools and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.

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The Balancing Act of Free Speech, Civility, and Campus Safety

Spring's campus unrest consumed many leadership teams' energies as the immediacy of the situation crowded out bandwidth. The Fall's upcoming elections and expected disruptions threaten to do the same, yet the work of running the university and the necessity to advance strategic initiatives remain.
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EAB Roundtable: Meeting the Student Readiness Challenge

Join EAB’s roundtable for success leaders in Washington, DC where you’ll have the opportunity to engage in highly interactive, executive-level conversations about the most pressing student success challenges facing your college today.
Roundtable

Build a High-Performing Workforce

An institution's workforce is its most expensive investment—and also its most undermanaged one.
Roundtable

Key Takeaways from EAB’s Presidential Experience Lab at NVIDIA

In June, EAB and NVIDIA hosted dozens of university and college presidents at NVIDIA's headquarters in California to: - Interact with cutting-edge generative AI technologies, witnessing their application in various fields from music production to medical diagnostics. - Discover how leading educational institutions are leveraging AI to transform operations, education, and research.
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2024 Presidential Experience Lab

Join EAB in Silicon Valley on June 4-5, 2024 to explore how AI is reshaping the future of higher education. This two-day event will bring you inside leading AI-companies to see firsthand how generative AI can be used as a tool to revolutionize your campus.
Webinar

Decoding the Decline: Understanding Why Fewer Students Choose College, and How to Win them Back

Year over year, we've seen high school graduation rates rise. However, over the course of more than a decade, fewer and fewer of those high school graduates have opted in to higher education. This decision not to pursue higher education, known as non-consumption, is a concern because it could worsen the effects of a declining population.

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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
Research Report

A Student-Centered Solution to the 2020s’ College Course Placement Dilemma

This report shares a guided college course placement process to help students choose first-year math and English courses…
Strategic Advisory Services
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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
Resource Center

Higher Education Crises and Flashpoints Resource Center

EAB has assembled custom tools, briefings, research reports, and other resources to help your institution better prepare for,…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Flashpoint Debrief Guide

Use EAB's guide to set your team up for a productive debrief session, prepare questions to assess your…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Flashpoint Tabletop Case Study Compendium

This flashpoint tabletop case study compendium is built to prepare your institution’s key decision-makers to respond to various…
Strategic Advisory Services
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University Flashpoint Risk Register

EAB's University Flashpoint Risk Register allows universities to organize risks, track risk scoring, and prioritize responses.
Strategic Advisory Services
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Flashpoints Communications Playbook

Access tools to help colleges and universities strengthen external and internal communications before, during, and after a campus…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Flashpoint Statement Checklist

EAB developed a peer-reviewed checklist that senior institutional leaders can use to defuse tensions and avoid errors when…
Strategic Advisory Services
Blog

Why leaner but stronger is the future of institutional operations

Here's how higher education leaders can incorporate a “leaner but stronger” mindset into their institutional strategy.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog

5 takeaways from EAB’s AI-focused Presidential Experience Lab at NVIDIA

Uncover five takeaways on how AI is transforming higher ed from our Presidential Experience Lab at NVIDIA headquarters.
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