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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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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
Creating Campus Identity While Sustaining an Institution-wide Experience
Join us for a peer-led discussion series supporting university leaders as they navigate the complexities of multi-campus university management.
Roundtable
The Modern Anchor Institution
Join fellow Chief Research Officers for an engaging virtual event designed to address declining public confidence in higher education and redefine institutions as modern anchor organizations.
Past Events
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Roundtable
Change Management in a Multi-Campus Environment
Join us for a peer-led discussion series supporting university leaders as they navigate the complexities of multi-campus university management.
On-Demand Webinar
Improving Campus Space Utilization: Targeted Interventions Across Offices, Research Labs, and Classrooms
Join EAB for an insightful webinar on the critical topic of optimizing campus space utilization.
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.
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
Capturing Alternative Revenues
This report examines lessons and tactics for increasing nontraditional revenue.
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Video
Why Presidents Consider EAB an Essential Partner for Their Institutions
Hear from four presidents and chancellors about how EAB's holistic approach supports everyone from the cabinet to middle…
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Tool
Policy Status Index
Stay informed about the latest changes to federal policy that will affect higher education.
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Why EAB's Presidential Experience Lab is a Can't Miss Event for Presidents
Hear why five presidents and chancellors prioritize EAB's Presidential Experience Lab in their annual calendar. They share how…
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Interdisciplinary Program Starter Kit
The Interdisciplinary Program Starter Kit offers insights to help you achieve institutional and student-focused outcomes.
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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…
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Research Report
AI Applications in the New Frontier of Process Improvement
Learn how to surmount common process improvement roadblocks and maximize university efficiency with AI.
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Research Report
Process Improvement Primer
Use this resource to identify opportunities to rethink your institution's existing processes. We detail a five step process…
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Tool
Space Productivity Metrics Toolkit
This toolkit supports higher ed leaders in using data to optimize campus space productivity and utilization.
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Blogs
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Inside the spring 2025 fellowship: How higher ed’s future leaders are driving change
Explore the capstone projects from the spring 2025 cohort of EAB's Rising Higher Education Leadership Fellowship.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
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3 strategies for leading your university through unprecedented change
Read this blog for strategies that help higher education leaders navigate institutional change and translate challenges into growth…
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Now is the time to rethink your multi-campus strategy
Learn why managing multiple campuses today requires far more than logistical coordination.
Higher Education Strategy Blog