How to Transform Insitutional Effectiveness

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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 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...
Does your institution evaluate ROI analytics? If not, it should
Colleges and universities implement analytics programs in order to support a wide variety of institutional goals, including recruitment, student success, and academic program...
A data-informed strategy
Following the 2008 recession, Frostburg State University, a Maryland institution of 5,300 students, experienced ongoing reductions in both admission and retention rates. To...
Financial sustainability in higher education: Challenges and solutions
The higher-ed industry was experiencing an era of uncertainty and change, even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Background complexities of a changing educational...
Cultivating a climate of data-informed decision-making at UMass Amherst
Even before COVID-19 became a key part of our vocabulary this spring, data-informed decision-making has been a trending topic of conversation among college and university...
3 questions today’s campus leaders should ask
A single piece of data can reveal a lot. For example, whether colleges and universities are meeting their enrollment goals or comparing the number of merit based scholarships...