Safe Data Journeys: Governance and Ethics
Most campuses have a growing list of data projects in motion. New dashboards launch, vendors pitch AI tools, and someone eventually asks, “Can we do this with student data?” or “Is this even allowed?” When the room is not sure, momentum stalls or, worse, people move...
Telling Data Stories
Most visuals on dashboards try to do too much. A chart lists every slice, a legend asks the reader to decode colors, and the title tells us only the topic. By the time the room agrees on what the picture says, the meeting is over. Part 4 is about a simpler habit:...
Metrics That Matter
Most campus debates about “the number” sound familiar: a retention rate appears in a slide, someone cites a different figure from a dashboard, and the meeting drifts into detective work. The core issue is not the tool; it is that our key metrics are not specified in a...
Asking the Right Data Question
Most campus meetings start the same way: someone asks, “How are we doing on retention?” or “Is the funnel healthy?” Dashboards open, people scroll, and the hour ends without an answer. A business prompt is not yet an answerable data question. Part 2 shows how to close...