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At EAB, our partnerships with thousands of K-12 schools, community colleges, four-year universities, and employers give us unique insight into the progress and outcomes of each generation of students. Recently, colleagues across EAB have become increasingly concerned about what we perceive to be this decade’s (and perhaps this generation’s) defining challenge: academic and socioemotional readiness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today... 💭 Around 33% of K12 students are chronically absent 💭 About 42% of ACT-takers didn’t meet the college-readiness benchmarks 💭 42% of high school students report feeling persistently sad or hopeless, 1.5% higher than just a decade ago. Gain research and insight into the student readiness crisis and how these sectors can tackle readiness gaps. #K12 #LearningLoss #College #HigherEd

Join Elias R. and Christa Berry next Wednesday to hear how the University of Oklahoma Online partnered with EAB’s Digital Agency team to boost organic traffic by 66%, enhance the user experience, and create content that continues to drive enrollment-critical engagement—all without a costly redesign. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how strategic website improvements continue to deliver results for OU Online—and how your institution can achieve similar success. #HigherEdMarketing #edu #EnrollmentMarketing

This week on #EABOfficeHours #podcast, EAB experts Madeleine Rhyneer and Michael Koppenheffer analyze new data on the top factors—such as cost and campus safety—that determine where prospective college students apply and enroll. Learn how to stand out in a crowded market: https://bit.ly/3RtUtSt #StudentRecruitment #EnrollmentMarketing #CollegeSearch

Given financial pressures, every campus unit is being asked to reduce costs. Labor is a major component of academic affairs budgets, so leaders are unlikely to find substantial savings without looking at instructional efficiency, faculty capacity, and faculty headcount. While making decisions in these areas can be particularly difficult, the costs of inaction are too high to ignore. Use this resource to educate stakeholders on short-term savings options, assess what their institution is (and is not) willing to do to increase efficiency within the academy, and develop a more realistic savings strategy. https://bit.ly/41RPG24 #HigherEdResearch #HigherEdStrategy #HigherEdLeadership

Ready to enhance your student support? Get these data and AI insights in the latest edition of the #EABBriefingMonthlyRoundUp!

In this two-part video series Patty Patria, MBA, PMP, CISSP, Chief Information Officer at Babson College, shares the importance of good data management and how a strong partnership with EAB simplifies Babson's daily operations. Follow Babson College's journey to centralize their data systems and how EAB's Edify provided them with accessible dashboards to support data-informed decisions on campus. Make rapid progress on your data goals with Edify: https://bit.ly/4cgfSbB #DataManagement #HigherEd

March Madness has become a tradition around EAB, from office pizza parties to home pizza parties. Thank you to our employee engagement team, who makes this possible every year! Don't like pizza? You can even opt to donate the cost of your pizza to a local food charity. #EmployeeEngagement #TeamCulture #HigherEdCareers #TechCareers

In fall 2024, we surveyed more than 160 advancement leaders about the biggest challenges facing their teams. 54% of all respondents ranked staffing shortages as a top three challenge, VPs notably selected it less than AVPs and Directors. This suggests that AVPs and Directors are feeling the strain more – likely because they’re closer to the day-to-day work and often the ones stepping in to cover gaps when positions are vacant. Get the full picture and explore the interesting disconnects between leadership roles and what that means for how advancement teams work together. #AdvancementLeaders #Advancement #HigherEdAdvancement #HigherEd

Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning. There’s a prevailing hope that students will figure it out and things will eventually return to pre-pandemic normal...see what EAB expert Ed Venit, Ph.D. thinks...in a new video. #StudentSuccess #LearningLoss #K12 #CollegePrepareness

NEW INFOGRAPHIC 📣 This research introduces a new, student-centered taxonomy of four-year colleges and universities, based on a statistical analysis correlating student search behaviors with more than 80 different school characteristics across five categories: Campus offerings (e.g., the number of student organizations) Educational offerings (e.g., the number of majors) Surrounding area (e.g., the warmth of the weather) Affordability Admissions accessibility ...this new framing of the #HigherEducation landscape helps #Admissions teams identify their true competitor set—schools that attract students in similar ways—and benchmark against them to uncover strengths, address limitations, and seize opportunities within their market and beyond. #CollegeSearch #StudentRecruitment #HigherEdMarketing