Managing an Institution
Driving Evidence-Based Reform: Applying the Problem of Remedial Math Across the Institution
Alexandra Logue | Research Professor in the Center for Advanced Study in Education, CUNYTraditional mathematics remediation is the largest single academic block to college graduation. A majority of new freshmen in the United States are assessed as needing remediation, most often in math,…
Realigning Not Closing: A Broader View on How to Maintain Access in Tough Times
Monty Sullivan | President, Louisiana Community and Technical College SystemManaging challenging economic circumstances has become the status quo for all higher education institutions across the United States, though in some states the situation is tougher than in others. In…
Changing of the Guard: Key Questions Surrounding a Presidential Transition
Neil Trotta | Dean of Graduate Studies, Fisher CollegeSo, you check your email on Monday morning as you typically do. What do you find? Your current president has announced they will be retiring at the end of the…
Sharing Expertise to Make the Bridging Program a Reality
Tanya Wakelin | eLearning Manager,Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment and Corporate Training Services, Durham CollegeDurham College (DC) is a proud supporter of higher learning, and participates in many educational collaborations to enhance teaching and learning for students worldwide. In recent years, the college has…
10 Steps to Establishing a Data Driven Campus Culture
Angela Baldasare | Assistant Provost for Institutional Research, University of ArizonaIn many ways, higher education has been late to the game of data-informed decision making. But there is undeniably a recent groundswell of interest, particularly to inform program design and…
Big Data, Big Opportunity, Big Challenge
Gary Matkin | Dean of Continuing Education, Distance Learning and Summer Session, UC IrvineContinuing educators (CE) were the first to offer courses, certificate programs and degrees in digital analytics and in the related fields of predictive analytics, Big Data and the Internet of…
Rallying Behind the Data: Building a Data-Backed Culture
Melissa Vito | Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives and Student Success, University of ArizonaThree years ago, we were in a tough spot. We had a set of ambitious retention goals to meet, we had a lot of data—albeit static, siloed, dusty data—but no…
Getting the Most Out of Data: Six Tips to Establish a Data-Driven Institutional Culture
Brendan Aldrich | Chief Data Officer, Ivy Tech Community CollegeAcross the country, thousands of decisions are being made every day within colleges and universities on topics ranging from admissions to graduation. Unfortunately, the information needed to inform these decisions…