When the Going Gets Tough, Higher Ed Administrators Simplify
COVID-19 has upended higher education. Everyone is trying to figure out how best to adapt to the “new normal.” (Forgive us. Like you, we also recognize how overused that term is.) Faculty and students are adjusting to remote learning environments, while administrative...
Data Privacy in Higher Education
Do you know how data is used at your institution? Do you know how data is being stored, processed, and used within your own department? Does the personally identifiable information (PII) need to be kept for individuals or could your data be aggregated and...
Three Paths to Get the Answers You Need for Your IPEDS Survey
Many people see the new year as a clean slate, time to start a new diet or exercise program that won’t last the month. But if you are an IPEDS Keyholder, you know it’s the start of another IPEDS winter and spring survey collection. Looking at the IPEDS calendar,...
The Problem with Self-Diagnosing when Requesting Data
When many of us get sick, we try self-diagnosing the problem. Maybe we look up information online. We may even go to a Web MD to find out what’s wrong with this or that. Through this process we might find all sorts of symptoms we think we exhibit and conditions we...