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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

EAB IgnitED

EAB's annual IgnitED summit will bring together presidents, provosts, chief business officers, and heads of strategy in working sessions with peers from other institutions.
Roundtable

Tackle the Student Readiness Challenge

Students are arriving on campus less prepared than ever before, and many colleges and universities are struggling with how to identify and address these readiness gaps. Unfortunately, these student readiness challenges are here to stay for the foreseeable future.
Webinar

Making the Most of Your Partnership – The Year Ahead for Strategic Advisory Services

Orientation isn't just for students. Join EAB this winter for a (re)orientation to learn what's in store within your 2025 EAB Strategic Advisory Services Research partnership to make sure you're taking advantage of all of the research and resources to which your institution has access.

Past Events

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Roundtable

The Integration of AI in University Research Administration

From reshaping curricula to hyper-personalizing student support services, AI's footprint in higher ed is growing fast, and research administration is no exception.
Roundtable

Change Management Workshop for Leaders at Small Colleges and Universities

Given fast-changing market pressures, there is a growing urgency for campus leaders to initiate more and larger-scale change initiatives simultaneously.
Roundtable

Shaping the Market in the Age of GenAI

Many PCO leaders are taking a "wait and see" approach with GenAI, but given the rapid pace of AI advancements, this could mean falling behind.

Partner Services

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Research and Insights

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Research Report

The High Costs of Using Campus Space Inefficiently

Learn how the high costs of campus space and underutilization impact strategic priorities and can inform your institution's…
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
Tool

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
Infographic

What Distinguishes High-ROI Advancement Shops?

Download the infographic today to learn which areas your institutions should focus on to improve your ROI.
Advancement Advisory Services
Resource Center

Student Experience and Well-being Resource Center

Explore our resources on student success and retention, mental health, financial support, student belonging, activism, and experiential learning,
Strategic Advisory Services
Insight Paper

The Great Opt-Out

This report examines different reasons for the great opt-out and identifies problems that enrollment leaders can realistically hope…
Enroll360
Research Report

Early AI Governance Trends at Colleges and Universities

We uncovered the first steps higher ed leaders are taking to approach AI governance and early wins from…
IT Strategy Advisory Services
Tool

Succession Planning Toolkit

This succession planning toolkit helps university leaders identify and develop potential successors for critical roles across campus.
Strategic Advisory Services

Blogs

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Blog

2024’s Top 5 Higher Ed Questions: Insights to Guide Your Strategy

Each year, our short-term research team dives into thousands of pressing questions from higher education institutions worldwide. Here’s…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog

Forging a Stronger Future for Higher Ed: 4 Takeaways from APLU

What happens when you bring nearly 1,500 senior public university leaders together less than a week after a…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog

3 types of faculty AI policies your institution needs to have

This blog helps provosts develop faculty AI policies that clearly outline how to engage with AI in their…
Higher Education Strategy Blog