Office Hours With EAB

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Office Hours With EAB

A new podcast from EAB experts to share ideas, insight, and inspiration with higher ed leaders

  1. FEB 10

    Why Advancement Benchmarking is More Critical Than Ever

    EAB’s Chrysanthi Violaris and Ally Stanton explore best practices for benchmarking in advancement, helping teams assess their fundraising productivity compared to peer institutions and past performance. They discuss how to interpret key metrics, avoid common pitfalls, and use data strategically to strengthen decision-making. The episode also offers practical tips on leveraging benchmarking insights to guide budget discussions with university leaders and demonstrate the impact of financial investments on fundraising success.

    28 min

  2. JAN 24

    How to Enroll More International Students

    EAB’s Rebecca Kelley interviews Chris Goodbourn from GEMS Education, one of the largest private K-12 education providers in the world. Rebecca and Chris discuss the challenges US colleges face in attracting international students. They also share tips—including leveraging EAB’s Global Match platform—to connect with and enroll more overseas students more cost-effectively.

    36 min

  3. JAN 10

    New Survey Reveals What Today’s Adult Learners Really Want

    EAB’s Val Fox and Todd Heilman unpack data from a new survey that examines the mindset and preferences of today’s adult learners. Val and Todd highlight important changes in current and prospective students’ search behavior, expectations, and application preferences. They also offer enrollment leaders tips to engage and enroll prospective students more effectively.

    39 min

  4. JAN 7

    Can Community Colleges Maintain Momentum in 2025?

    Community college enrollment was up nearly six percent in 2024, outpacing every other higher education sector, and retention rates are higher now than before the pandemic. EAB’s Tara Zirkel hosts a discussion with Dr. Martha Parham from the American Association of Community Colleges about how to keep this momentum going in 2025. They also share thoughts on potential challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

    32 min

  5. 12/16/2024

    Why Recruiting Adult Learners is a Year-Round Mission

    EAB’s Rebecca Knisely and Jesse Holzbach share tips and tools (like Appily Advance) to help institutions attract and enroll adult learners and graduate students. Learn counterintuitive best practices for optimizing your website, prioritizing information about degree programs, and making lead nurturing a year-round strategy.

    32 min

  6. 12/03/2024

    What We Learned from “Secret Shopping” Your Graduate Programs

    EAB’s Kena Wolf and Val Fox share insights from a secret shopping spree across the graduate schools at 50 universities to see how they stack up against one another and industry best practices in adult learner recruitment. They also share tips for institutional leaders on how to adopt a “testing and learning” culture that energizes enrollment growth without breaking the bank.

    40 min

  7. 11/12/2024

    Is Tepid Growth the New Normal in Graduate Enrollment?

    EAB’s Brian Schueler and Todd Heilman share the latest findings from EAB’s research into graduate and online enrollment trends. The two discuss how institutions are rebounding from the pandemic enrollment dip. They also advise university leaders on how to serve adult learners who increasingly want community and in-person interaction blended with online alternatives to give them maximum flexibility.

    38 min

  8. 10/29/2024

    Is Your Institution on the Brink of Failure?

    Colleges face extraordinary financial pressures with an average of one per week closing for good. Merger activity has slowed so the best option available to the most financially challenged institutions is to minimize the damage to students, faculty, and staff before closing down for good. For the rest, EAB’s Michael Fischer and Molly Bell share steps that university leaders should take to assess their current financial health and take proactive steps to build a stronger financial footing.

    26 min
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A new podcast from EAB experts to share ideas, insight, and inspiration with higher ed leaders

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  • Creator
    EAB
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    220
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Office Hours With EAB

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