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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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Primary Research Areas
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, research, and student success
- Administrative Effectiveness Increase institutional efficiency, manage campus space, and make smart investments with limited resources
- Advancement: Ensure fundraising growth and attract advancement talent with our strategic and operational guidance
- Dynamic Strategy: Make market-responsive strategy decisions and articulate a differentiated value proposition
- IT Strategy: Develop AI strategy, prepare for cybersecurity attacks, and build a more talent-resilient IT organization
- Professional and Adult Education: Build successful PCO programs and stay ahead of adult prospect consumer behaviors
Upcoming Events
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Roundtable
2026 Roundtable for Provosts
Join EAB experts and fellow provosts for our annual roundtable in Washington, D.C. in spring 2026.
Webinar
Preparing Students for an AI-Transformed Knowledge Economy
AI is rapidly transforming the knowledge economy, with especially sharp implications for early-career roles.
Roundtable
Strategic Planning at the Speed of Disruption
With traditional strategic planning cycles increasingly out of sync with today's pace of change, presidents are being urged to rethink how institutions set direction, make tradeoffs, and stay aligned amid constant disruption.
Past Events
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Roundtable
2026 Roundtable for Chief Business Officers
Join fellow chief business officers in spring 2026 for EAB's signature in-person roundtable in Washington, D.C.
Cohort
2026 EAB Insights Series
EAB's 2026 Insights Series is an opportunity for our Australian and New Zealand partners to convene, learn, and discuss issues facing the sector.
On-Demand Webinar
Inside EAB’s Undergraduate Portfolio Health Check
In today's rapidly shifting higher education landscape, traditional program reviews aren't enough.
Partner Services
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Partner Service
Revenue Growth Opportunity Analysis
Identify best-fit strategies to expand and diversify your revenue portfolio
Partner Service
Cost Savings Locator for Higher Ed Leaders
Align your leadership team on cost containment strategy by uncovering your institution's top savings opportunities and identifying the…
Partner Service
Higher Ed State of the Sector: Executive Presentation for Campus Leaders
A customized presentation and strategy session designed to help leadership teams navigate unprecedented disruption and long-term transformation in…
Research and Insights
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Change Leadership and Decision Discipline in the Context of Shared Governance
Assess how you can improve your higher ed institution’s approach to change leadership and shared governance.
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Infographic
Campus 2035
View this infographic to learn how seven campus spaces will change over the next decade due to trends…
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Infographic
A blueprint for instruction in the age of AI
This infographic highlights 18 practical tactics for faculty that help connect disciplinary content to new workplace realities—and ultimately…
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Infographic
The six attributes of agile institutions
This infographic identifies six attributes of agile higher education institutions and the core capabilities that distinguish them.
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Tool
International Recruitment Diversification Playbook
This playbook helps university leaders reassess their full recruitment channel mix, strengthen channels beyond agents, and build a…
Professional and Academic Services Forum
Research Report
EAB’s Higher Ed State of the Sector
Read this report to discover the converging set of forces causing upheaval in higher ed.
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Video
How Chiefs of Staff Get Smarter, Faster with EAB
Discover how Chiefs of Staff used cross-functional expertise to get smart quickly on unfamiliar topics and enhance what…
Video
How Four Higher Ed Leaders Partner With EAB to Plan for What's Next
From building new programs from scratch to aligning leadership teams around a shared mission, hear from four leaders…
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Tool
Modern Anchor Institution Investment Prioritization Toolkit
Prioritize strategic investments to become a modern anchor institution based on current performance, community needs, and external stakeholders’…
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Blogs
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Blog
How UK universities can stabilise international recruitment revenue
Explore sustainable international recruitment strategies for UK universities to control costs, reduce volatility, and protect net tuition revenue.
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
A winning platform for higher education in a high-scrutiny era
Higher ed’s social contract is shifting. Learn why public trust is eroding, how accountability is changing, and what…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
Blog
Why advising reform can’t wait—and what colleges and universities must do now
Learn why current advising models fall short for today's college and university students and how appreciative advising can…
Higher Education Strategy Blog