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Strategic Advisory Services Resource Hub

Welcome to the Strategic Advisory Services Resource Hub! The resources in this hub are designed to serve your leadership team, strategic task forces, committees, and teams as you seek to accelerate progress on core initiatives and implement change with confidence. We invite you to:

  • Register for upcoming events to hear about innovations from across the sector and network with peers
  • Sign up for partner services to receive custom recommendations and advisory support for campus-wide initiatives
  • Browse our library of research and implementation tools to uncover best-practice insights

Have a question about your partnership or want to speak to an expert? Connect with us at [email protected] or contact your EAB Strategic Leader, or learn more about Strategic Advisory Services here.

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Areas of Inquiry

Strategic Advisory Services has many Areas of Inquiry where we conduct ongoing research to address your toughest challenges on campus and offer actionable advice. In each of the areas you’ll find tools for decision support, stakeholder education, and implementation of best practices.

Upcoming Events

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Roundtable

Enterprise Resource Planning Q&A: Strategies and Solutions from the Field

Whether you're still in the planning stages or refining processes post go-live, join fellow CIOs who are also navigating Enterprise Resource Planning system implementations.
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

Shaping the Market in the Age of GenAI

Provosts are invited to join this engaging virtual roundtable featuring essential insights and strategies to navigate the evolving landscape of Generative AI (GenAI).
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.
Summit

2025 Presidential Experience Lab

Join EAB and fellow presidents and chancellors for a one-of-a-kind immersive experience at OpenAI in New York City on June 3-4, 2025.
On-Demand Webinar

Evaluate Enrollment Growth and Advancement

Higher education faces immense financial challenges as the sector grapples with rising costs, disrupted markets, and an uncertain political climate.
Partner Service

Resilient Future Planning for Cabinets

EAB's facilitated workshops help institutions navigate critical uncertainties in the federal policy landscape.
Partner Service

Administrative Effectiveness Index for Higher Ed

Uncover critical performance gaps in your institution's operational efficiency and gain a clear, strategic path forward
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.

Research and Insights

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Space Productivity Metrics Toolkit

This toolkit supports higher ed leaders in using data to optimize campus space productivity and utilization.
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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.
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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.
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Tool

New Sport Launch Playbook

This playbook will help institutions ground proposals in market realities and embed demand validation in the new sport…
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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…
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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.
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Blog

Eight things every provost should know about the K-12 math debate

To understand why math has been such a sticking point in academic recovery, we reached out to our…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
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

Responding to federal policy shocks: What we learned from nearly 50 higher ed institutions

EAB polled 50+ higher education leaders to gather a snapshot of early responses to four federal policy shocks.
Higher Education Strategy Blog

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