Facing budgetary pressures and competitive headwinds in both enrollment and research, institutions’ traditional academic structures and approaches are no longer sufficient. Instead, academic leadership teams must reimagine their academic strategy and offerings to better align with evolving student expectations, workforce demands, interdisciplinary pressures, and extramural funding realities.
Our academic innovation research examines proven best practices and cutting-edge ideas for transforming the academy and preparing for the future of academic programs and research. To support academic leaders—including provosts and deans—EAB organizes its research and insights into six categories. You can jump to specific sections using the links below.
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Academic Program Launch and Assessment
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Academic Efficiency and Resource Allocation
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Research Enterprise Growth
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Faculty Roles, Recruitment, and Development
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Academic Leadership and Organization
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Graduate and Doctoral Education
Academic Program Launch and Assessment

Rightsizing the Program Portfolio Study

Choosing the right undergraduate programs for revitalization

Making the Academy Market-Smart
Academic Efficiency and Resource Allocation

Academic Vital Signs Study

Breaking the Trade-Off Between Cost and Quality Study

Promote Teaching and Learning Strategies that Increase Course Completion

Align Workloads and Schedules with Student Demand
Research Enterprise Growth

Use Research Development to Pursue Large and Complex Federal Funding Opportunities

Communicate the Value of University Research to External Stakeholders

Launch Grand Challenge Initiatives to Attract Large-Scale Research Investments
Faculty Roles, Recruitment, and Development

Increase Faculty Diversity and Inclusivity on Campus

Scaling Learning Innovations

Defining the Faculty Role in Student Success

Build a Research-Focused Faculty Development Program
Academic Leadership and Organization

Enfranchising Faculty in the New Budget Reality

Launching Research Faculty Leadership Development Programs

Leadership Development Resource Center
Graduate and Doctoral Education

Integrating Academic and Career Development Study

Supporting postdocs through the cost of competition in research

Leverage postdoctoral fellowships to recruit diverse faculty
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