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Sustainable student success strategies for higher ed leaders

Three college presidents share four lessons for building a sustainable student success model through connected support and real-time…
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What's changed after the new FAFSA? One enrollment leader's biggest lessons

Learn how enrollment leaders can strengthen FAFSA follow-up, improve affordability conversations, and keep students engaged through today's evolving…
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How one university used AI to build trust in financial scenario planning

Discover how the New Jersey Institute of Technology built an AI-enabled financial scenario planning simulator for campus stakeholders.
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6 trends we're watching after the end of Grad PLUS

The end of Grad PLUS is reshaping graduate enrollment. Explore six key trends in borrowing, scholarships, private loans,…
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  • Student Success Blog

    "It’s been extremely hard to concentrate": How the 2016 election affected students

    About 86% of students felt emotionally strained and 20% felt physically distressed by the 2016 presidential election, according to a study published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).

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  • Higher Education Strategy Blog

    A president’s guide to the six forces reshaping higher education

    To help presidents strategically focus, we’ve identified six key factors most important to consider in shaping the operational direction of colleges and universities in this year’s State of the Sector.

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  • Higher Education Strategy Blog

    How 3 institutions successfully raised funds for student mental health support

    This blog explores how three institutions leveraged insights from attending EAB’s Student Mental Health and Well-Being Collaborative to successfully raise funds for student mental health support.

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  • Enrollment Blog

    Content strategy by generation: 6 insights from our surveys of 22,000 students

    To help your enrollment team connect online with today’s students, I want to share 6 key insights from our latest surveys of more than 22,000 students, covering how Millennials, Gen Z, and a newly identified subset of students, Gen P, interact with colleges online.

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  • Advancement Blog

    What advancement leaders can learn from enrollment leaders about Gen Z

    Students in this generation are changing the way institutions create and execute engagement strategies­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­—from enrollment to retention to alumni giving—requiring them to be more customized and digitally omnipresent than ever before.

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  • Community College Blog

    Top 5 priorities for community college leaders in 2024

    In this blog post, we’ll explore the five most urgent priorities for right sizing your strategy in the year ahead, as outlined by two of EAB’s leading community college experts, Dr. Tara Zirkel and Dr. Christina Hubbard.

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  • Advancement Blog

    Overcome these two roadblocks to engage young alumni

    Engaging young alumni is vital for the health of your institution and annual giving program. In this blog post, we’ll explore two key roadblocks that impact the engagement of young alumni and tips to combat them.

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  • Enrollment Blog

    How to design a virtual tour that addresses Gen P’s biggest concerns

    Because virtual tours are highly trafficked and have the potential to speak directly to students’ concerns, explore how virtual tours can address Gen P’s top concerns in a way that could be more compelling and immersive than other channels.

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  • Advancement Blog

    3 recommendations for your 2023-24 annual giving strategy

    It’s well understood that the pandemic significantly influenced donor behavior, prompting individuals to reconsider where, why, and how they contribute to causes and organizations. In response, Advancement teams had to think beyond their traditional approaches and find new ways to engage and retain their donors.

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