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Professional and Academic Services Resource Hub
EAB provides in-depth research and services for university leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from driving a world-class student experience to expanding global research partnerships. Explore the Professional and Academic Services Resource Hub for all the tools and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.
Five ways to get the most out of your EAB partnership:
- Contact your institution’s Strategic Leader to discuss how your EAB partnership can support you and your team.
- Browse our Research Curated for You, which includes in-depth studies and toolkits designed to help you implement changes on your campus.
- Sign up for a partner service or audit—our team will assess current policies or practices and give you tailored recommendations.
- Learn about our current research initiatives and how your institution can get involved.
- Register for an event to hear the latest insights from our research and connect with other leaders from across the sector.
For comprehensive partners, check out more resources in our terrain hubs:
Research Curated for You
Click on each topic below to explore research studies, toolkits, and more.
Student Experience and Success
- Infographic: Meeting the Needs and Motivations of Working Professional Students infographic
- Executive Brief: Adapting Student Career Development for the Gen Z Era
- Infographic: 8 ways to court the cost-conscious international student
- Infographic: 5 ways to increase academic staff efficacy in student success
- Research Report: Total student experience: a holistic approach to addressing today’s student expectations
- Infographic: Navigating the Student Journey with an Experiential Course Map
- Tool: Enhance the Student Experience and Career Readiness with Course and Major Maps
- Infographic: Six Aspirations for Designing the Modern Student Experience
- Infographic: Five Components of Student Belonging
- Student Belonging Resource Centre
- Infographic: Barriers to Student Success and Attainment
- Infographic: Gen Z Student Personas
- Infographic: Four Tactics to Support First-in-Family Students
Campus Operations
- Infographic: Unlocking AI’s Potential in Higher Education
- Infographic: 10 Trends to Guide University Leaders in Growing Industry Partnerships
- Diagnostic: Cost, Efficiency, and Operations Self-Assessment
- Infographic: Campus 2030
- Resource: 3 ways to keep pace with growing sustainability strategies in higher ed
- Resource: Compendium of Sustainability Initiatives in Higher Education
- Study: Sustainability Action Plans for Colleges and Universities
- Roadmap: Boost Process Improvement Success by Starting with the Right Projects
- Resource: Shared Services Primer
- Cost Containment Resource Centre
Academic Portfolio Management
- Launching an Online Education Programme? 5 Questions and Recommendations from EAB Experts
- Infographic: Designing an Online Education Strategy–and How EAB Can Help
- Research Report: MOOCs as a recruitment tool: the University of York’s approach to ‘try-before-you-buy’ courses
- Blog: Stem programme proliferation by actively managing your campus’ portfolio
- Tool: 38 Approaches to Maximize Instructional Productivity
- Infographic: Mistakes and Solutions in New Course Launches
- Study: Academic Vital Signs
Institutional Strategy
- Infographic: 10 Issues Facing University Leaders Across the Sector
- Executive Briefing: Dynamic Strategy
- Diagnostic: Dynamic Strategy Diagnostic
- Research Report: For digital transformation success, start with a digital strategy that advances the university mission
- Diagnostic: Digital Transformation Capabilities Assessment
- Infographic: Signals of Digital Transformation Success
- Infographic: Five Hidden Enemies to University Strategy
- Research Report: Explore new international opportunities and expand existing transnational collaborations
- Infographic: The Enrolment-Optimised University Strategy
- Executive Briefing: Five Threats of Silos
- Infographic: 3 Roadblocks to Setting Useful Goals in Strategic Planning
Strategic Talent Management
- Infographic: 6 Elements of an Inclusive Job Advertisment
- Employee Recruitment and Retention Resource Centre
- Tool: Higher Ed Job Description Checklist
- Partner Service: Remote Work Policy Audit
- White Paper: Guide to Behavioural-Based Interviewing
- Infographic: 105 Tactics to Improve Employee Engagement
- Infographic: The Business Case for Investing in Higher Education Talent (and Risks for Those Who Don’t)
- Executive Briefing: 5 Realities Reshaping Higher Education’s Competition for Talent
Current Research Initiatives
EAB partners have the opportunity to take part in our ongoing research by connecting one-on-one with experts for research interviews, serving as best-practice case studies, and more. We invite you to participate (or nominate someone on your campus to participate) in our current research initiatives:
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Recruiting Academics in the Face of Increased Out-of-Sector Competition
- What factors hold the greatest weight when hiring an academic superstar (e.g., start-up funding, autonomy, spousal hire)?
- How do institutions identify superstars and decide when to invest in hiring one?
- How do leaders of academic divisions and VC/PVC work together to hire academic superstars?
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Student Readiness and Academic Preparedness
- This research will examine the severity of widening gaps in students’ academic and socioemotional readiness for university.
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Colleges and universities have been using student data to advance institutional goals around student success and retention and make smart investment decisions for years. Yet, few institutions have similarly tapped into their employee data to solve talent challenges, leading to wasted resources and missed opportunities.
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Unlocking the Power of People Analytics
Colleges and universities have been using student data to advance institutional goals around student success and retention and make smart investment decisions for years. Yet, few institutions have similarly tapped into their employee data to solve talent challenges, leading to wasted resources and missed opportunities.
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Senior Leaders’ Roundtable Co-hosted with the University of York
We invite COOs, Registrars, Heads of Administration, and senior academic leaders from higher education institutions across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe to join EAB for an executive-level roundtable on 1-2 February at the University of York.
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The New Blueprint for Growth
EAB’s researchers have taken a deep dive into the past decade of data on program enrollments and degree conferrals.
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Free Speech Policy Audit
This free speech policy audit outlines three steps to audit your higher ed institution's current policy and awareness-building…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Free Speech Policy Compendium
This free speech policy compendium includes policy examples from public and private higher ed institutions.
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
Improve Faculty and Student Engagement with Your Institution’s Disability Accommodations Process
This report outlines two recommendations for how higher ed institutions can make the disability accommodations process much easier…
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Infographic
[International] Unlocking AI's Potential in Higher Education
Use this infographic to identify, develop, or acquire AI applications that best align with your institutional priorities.
Professional and Academic Services Forum
Video
Reckoning with Relevance: 2024 Higher Ed State of the Sector On-Demand Webinar
Watch EAB's on-demand webinar to learn about the six trends that are shaping the higher ed state of…
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Research Report
How to Build a Financially Sustainable Microcredential Portfolio
Discover four tactics to improve the financial viability of microcredential offerings as you build a financially sustainable microcredential…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Infographic
5 No-Regrets Analyses to Recruit and Retain Top Talent
This infographic highlights five impactful analyses that HR teams should conduct to isolate pain points and better recruit…
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Research Report
3 Questions About Student Death and Institutional Readiness Presidents Should Ask Their VPSA Annually
This report outlines three questions to proactively clarify the president’s role and the institutional process in the event…
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Research Report
How Colleges and Universities Can Navigate Student Death
Use the resources outlined in this research report to learn about common pitfalls as you navigate student death…
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How to avoid 3 common salary study mistakes in higher ed
To help campus and HR leaders get the most out of staff salary studies, EAB identified three common…
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LGBTQ+ students need our help
Learn four ways campus leaders can drive change and support LGBTQ+ students through intersectional mental health services.
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How to target higher ed salary investments to bolster recruitment and retention
We identified four types of higher ed salary investments that address talent challenges. Learn how each approach can…
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