EAB has assembled custom studies, expert insights, infographics, and other resources to help your institution navigate the new wave of student activism. Click on the sections below to start exploring the resources.
Learn: Read up on activism trends and insights
Research Report
Addressing Free Speech and Student Activism on Campus
EAB outlines five recommendations to assist university leaders in their preparation for the 2024 election.
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Podcast
Are You Ready for More Campus Protests?
Experts discuss recent campus protests and offer tips to university leaders on how to prepare for more student…
Research Report
Evolving Challenges in Student Activism
This briefing is designed to help inform institutional leadership about the evolving challenges in student activism and provide…
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Infographic
Student Activism Across the Past 5 Years
Discover key trends in student activism, diving into data related to racial justice, politics, and COVID-19 response in…
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Blog
Race, education, and protest: How one president leads boldly
President Fayneese Miller of Hamline University discusses nurturing a campus that sees racial justice not as an overnight…
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Plan: Construct an agile activism response blueprint
Tool
Free Speech Policy Audit
This free speech policy audit outlines three steps to audit your higher ed institution's current policy and awareness-building…
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Tool
Free Speech Policy Compendium
This free speech policy compendium includes policy examples from public and private higher ed institutions.
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Plan: Construct an agile activism response blueprint
Roadmap
Manage Campus Climate Flashpoints
Learn how to manage campus climate flashpoints that cause heightened levels of activism, media and public scrutiny, and…
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Insight Paper
Get Ahead of Climate Flashpoints with Proactive Risk Identification
Audit current assessments or create mechanisms for consistent risk elevation across campus.
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Research Report
Addressing Campus Climate Flashpoints
Explore EAB's five recommendations to improve preparation and response for climate flashpoints.
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Research Report
Navigating the New Wave of Student Activism Study
Student affairs administrators can facilitate dialogues on tough issues with the greater student body by rethinking current engagement…
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Tool
Controversial Events Template
Controversial speakers and events are common flashpoints on campus. Manage the institutional response to these events with this…
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Flashpoint Tabletop Case Study Compendium
This flashpoint tabletop case study compendium is built to prepare your institution’s key decision-makers to respond to various…
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Engage and support: Build trust and strengthen relationships with student activists
Resource Center
Build and Maintain Trust with Student Activists
EAB identified three imperatives to help student affairs leaders build trust with student activists. This resource center will…
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Tool
How to harness the power of social media for effective climate crisis management
Use this toolkit to introduce enrollment managers, senior student affairs officers, and their teams to the concept of…
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Infographic
Engaging today's student activists
The four moments in this infographic highlight opportunities for institutions to provide targeted guidance and support to students.
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Blog
How promoting institutional values strengthens campus climate
Statements that isolate university free speech values may disharmonize students who question if the institution values diversity and…
Student Success Blog
Respond: Respond to a campus flashpoint effectively
Resource Center
Higher Education Crises and Flashpoints Resource Center
EAB has assembled custom tools, briefings, research reports, and other resources to help your institution better prepare for,…
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Tool
Campus Activism FAQ Builder
To help frontline staff answer difficult questions from external stakeholders, build a cheat sheet with key information and…
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Blog
A lesson from Starbucks: How to address campus flashpoints
Colleges and universities are not the only organizations that experience climate "flashpoints": Incidents around diversity and inclusion, sexual…
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Blog
What institutional leaders need to know about responding to campus flashpoints
To help you and you team respond to and prepare for campus flashpoints, we sat down with our…
Student Success Blog
Research Report
Campus Bias Response Briefing
Whether you are currently considering launching a team, or evaluating an existing team, uncover four key lessons learned…
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Research Report
Responding to Bias-Related Incidents on Campus
This executive briefing is designed to help inform senior leaders across campus to consider Bias Response Teams (BRTs)…
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