Education Advisory Board members have access to unlimited custom research support and may assign a short-answer project on virtually any question. Our dedicated researchers gather information through literature searches and in-depth interviews with sources at universities, associations, government agencies and consulting firms.

Members can use custom research to find out how other universities have addressed a similar problem or issue and use the findings to inform their own situation, or simply to understand how their university’s practice compares to a set of peer institutions. Each membership program maintains an online database of all completed projects accessible to all members.

Recent custom research questions from our members

• What approaches to distributing F&A cost recovery best promote research funding growth?
• What are the pitfalls in starting an academic department from the ground up?
• What indicators do other universities use to measure their impact on state economic development?
• Do any of the top 20 universities conduct criminal background checks on new faculty hires?
• Can you profile the assessment infrastructure in student affairs at other large public universities?
• How do other career centers structure their alumni and peer mentoring programs?
• What services best support students with Asperger’s syndrome to ensure their academic success?
• How can student affairs better partner university development to maximize funds raised?