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Curriculum Design and Student Success
Dear Meihua: At my institution we are focusing more on student success as it relates to curriculum. I have heard about a “synergetic combo” and a “toxic combo.” Can you define those terms and disc...Read Moreabout: Curriculum Design and Student Success -
Establishing an IR Department
Dear Mike: I am working as a faculty member and part-time IR practitioner at a small, private liberal arts college. Our board of directors has determined that we need an actual IR department and I am tasked with developi...Read Moreabout: Establishing an IR Department -
Using Self-service Data to Inform Decision Making
Dear Ron: We are implementing efforts to better push self-service data to our users. Do you have tips or advice on how they might use the data to inform decision making? I’m glad you asked! That is a question that ...Read Moreabout: Using Self-service Data to Inform Decision Making -
NSLVE Student Voting Data
Dear Nancy: I heard that you changed who at an institution will receive NSLVE reports and that IR directors are now one of three report recipients. Can you tell me about the history of NSLVE, which institutions participa...Read Moreabout: NSLVE Student Voting Data -
Analytics Highlight Actionable Insights to Inform Decisions
Dear Timothy: In my office we have recently been discussing how analytics is changing IR. Some see it as getting too much into the weeds and one coworker said it felt like we were "telling people what to do." ...Read Moreabout: Analytics Highlight Actionable Insights to Inform Decisions
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