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Designing a Program Scorecard for Continuous Improvement
The purpose of an office of institutional effectiveness is to collect, manage and distribute evidential data that is used to inform decision-making. If the data is not...
4 Steps for Financial Viability When HEERF Grants Deplete
The current sustainability of higher education has been an uneasy topic for many in the industry over the past three years. With the unforeseeable challenges created by the...
5 Tips to Streamline Your Higher Ed Analytics Platform Purchase
Your institution has decided to fund a higher education analytics platform and is gearing up for a purchase. However, this decision to invest is just the beginning. Even once...
Performance-Based Funding is Catalyzing the Need for Institutional Analytics
The shift to Performance-Based Funding (PBF; sometimes also known as “Outcomes-Based Funding”) as a means of determining state allocations to higher education institutions is...
How to Visualize Data in Higher Education
Accurate, accessible data continues to be one of the most imperative assets available to higher education institutions. While the accuracy and availability of data are...
Data-Informed Decision-Making in Higher Ed—Despite the IT Labor Shortage
It’s a paradox. The pressure to answer questions about enrollment, student success, and financial planning is at an all-time high, pushing higher ed leaders to rely more on...
5 ways higher ed can harness financial aid beyond just boosting yield
On most campuses, academic affairs and student services—but rarely other units—prioritize student success. Colleges and universities dedicate significant time and resources...
Renee Teate on SQL, Data Science, & Writing Her First Book
If you work with data, there’s a chance you’ve heard of “Data Science Renee.” You may know her from her “Becoming a Data Scientist” podcast or heard her speak at events like...
Leveraging AWS Redshift for Data Warehousing
(This blog is part three of a six-part series on how HelioCampus uses AWS to support our data analytics platform)
Utilizing Amazon S3 to Support a Data Infrastructure
(This blog is part two of a six-part series on how HelioCampus uses AWS to support our data analytics platform)
Can College Predictive Models Survive the Pandemic?
Though many are eager to forget 2020, data scientists will be keeping the year top of mind as we determine whether the pandemic’s impact makes 2020 data anomalous or an...