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Academic Affairs Resource Hub
EAB provides in-depth research and services for higher ed academic affairs leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from academic resource efficiency to faculty retention and mental health. Explore the Academic Affairs Resource Hub for all the tools and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.
Upcoming Events
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Roundtable
Shaping EAB’s State of the Sector
Get a sneak peek at EAB's annual analysis of the biggest higher ed trends and share your perspective on how these themes are impacting your leadership and campus.
Roundtable
The Modern Anchor Institution
Join fellow leaders at Canadian institutions to address public apathy towards higher education and redefine universities as modern anchor organizations.
Summit
EAB IgnitED
Join fellow presidents, provosts, chief business officers, and heads of strategy for EAB’s 2025-2026 IgnitED summit.
Past Events
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Roundtable
Shaping EAB’s State of the Sector
Get a sneak peek at EAB's annual analysis of the biggest higher ed trends and share your perspective on how these themes are impacting your leadership and campus.
On-Demand Webinar
Anchoring Institutional Strategy Around Economic Impact
In this webinar, we explore how colleges and universities can deploy an outside-in approach and become a modern anchor institution.
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).
Partner Services
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Partner Service
Achieve Your People and Workplace Culture Goals with Support of an EAB Presentation
Explore sample Partner Intensive topics focused on higher ed talent
Partner Service
Virtual Student Services Website Audit
This audit will help higher education leaders bring the virtual experience for student services out of the pandemic…
Partner Service
How EAB Supports Stakeholder Education on Administration, Finance, and Operations Topics
Explore sample Partner Intensive topics focused on cost containment, space utilization, process improvement, and more
Research and Insights
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Policy Status Index
Stay informed about the latest changes to federal policy that will affect higher education.
Strategic Advisory Services
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Interdisciplinary Program Starter Kit
The Interdisciplinary Program Starter Kit offers insights to help you achieve institutional and student-focused outcomes.
Strategic Advisory Services
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Federal Policy Digests
EAB's federal policy digests provide a comprehensive overview of recent developments, highlighting key policy changes and their possible…
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
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
Infographic
10 difficult (but critical) decisions for achieving academic cost
10 difficult (but critical) decisions for achieving academic cost
savings goals
The infographic is designed to help provosts, deans, and CFOs make decisions about where and how to achieve…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report
How Keele University Successfully Sustained a Large-Scale Organizational Transformation
Learn how Keele University implemented an institutional transformation that touched academic, student, and professional services—and what lessons every…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Construction Kit for Faculty AI Resources
This toolkit for crafting a faculty AI resource repository includes three tools to engage faculty with AI in…
Strategic Advisory Services
Infographic
The difficult balancing act of being a department chair
This infographic helps department chairs understand their academic and administrative responsibilities and shares strategies to excel in leadership.
Deans Advisory Services
Blogs
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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
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The top challenges for Canadian postsecondary leaders—and how to overcome them
Discover three themes presidents raised in our listening tour with Canadian postsecondary institutions.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
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How provosts are approaching policy pressures and academic program innovations
Read this blog for four takeaways from EAB's gathering of provosts on academic program innovations and their role…
Higher Education Strategy Blog