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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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New dates: Don't miss this year's IgnitED summit
Join us for our 2025-2026 IgnitED series where presidents, provosts, chief business officers, and heads of strategy will convene to hear EAB’s latest research and network with peers.
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.
- Academic Innovation: Transform the academy and prepare for the future of programming and research
- Admin, Finance, and Operations: Deploy campus assets to advance institutional priorities
- Advancement: Ensure fundraising growth with our strategic and operational guidance
- Blueprint for Growth: Inform growth strategies across your portfolio
- Inclusion and Belonging: Prioritize equity-related gaps and take action
- Dynamic Strategy: Embed agility, prioritize strategic bets, and articulate a differentiated value proposition
- IT Strategy: Shore up retention and build a more talent-resilient IT organization
- People and Workplace Culture: Build competitive applicant pools and hold on to top performers
- Professional and Adult Education: Lead campus innovation and market responsiveness in online, continuing ed, and other adult education
- Student Experience and Well-being: Safeguard student success and mental health
Upcoming Events
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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.
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.
Past Events
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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.
On-Demand Webinar
Space Optimization 101: Foundational Imperatives for Effective Management of Campus Space
As colleges and universities face increasing financial pressures and evolving needs, effective management of campus space is critical.
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
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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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.
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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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Video
How Scripps College is Expanding Their Capacity and Expertise with EAB
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Research Report
Federal Policy Primer and Discussion Guide: Financial Aid
Explore key considerations for how federal shifts might impact the financial aid landscape, student loan policies, and tuition…
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Blogs
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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
Blog
University research is at a crossroads. Here are three key questions academic leaders must answer.
Read this blog for top areas higher ed leaders are focused on around the future of the research…
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