article thumbnail

Creating a data-informed campus: part 2

EAB

As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. The concept of an integrated model is partially responsible for the increase in institutional effectiveness offices. Creating a data-informed campus: part 2.

article thumbnail

Four Big Questions on Carnegie Classifications Changes

Robert Kelchen

It is World Series time, so why not devote a blog post to one of the most fascinating inside baseball conversations within higher education? The Carnegie classifications have served for decades as perhaps the most prominent way to group colleges into buckets of reasonably similar institutions. Some colleges appear to already do this.

Research 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects.

article thumbnail

AAC&U Suggests Ways to Align Open Educational Resources and DEI Goals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report, co-published by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, is based on research done on the 66 colleges, universities, and state systems that were part of AAC&U’s first Institute on Open Educational Resources, which took place between 2021 and 2022.

DEI 263
article thumbnail

Statistical Standards vs. Student Support: The 'Good Data' Dilemma

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Mental health outcomes, alarming suicide rates, and higher levels of LGBTQ+ hate experienced by these students are all serious and real concerns (Anderson, 2021; Cowing, 2021; Zadvirna, 2023). What Is “Good” Research? New Directions for Institutional Research, 2014 (163), 93-101. Monthly Review , 12. Anderson, G.

article thumbnail

Lehigh University’s data strategy: A roadmap to a university’s analytics transformation

EAB

Blogs Lehigh University's data strategy: A roadmap to a university's analytics transformation January 31, 2023 Yenny Anderson Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics, Lehigh University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

article thumbnail

The 4 most common barriers to higher ed data and analytics success

EAB

The survey results made clear that leaders consider data critical to the most fundamental priorities at their institutions, such as enrollment, retention, student success. I also found it noteworthy that institutions face the same data and analytics challenges as their peers—and are looking for ways over these hurdles. June 9, 2021.