The data gathered in the world of higher education can be used in many ways. Schools need to find a balance between the day-to-day operations and...
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Schools Rely on Data in the Race to Measure ROI
In the business world, it is common to think about return on investment (ROI). The term can refer to the amount of money an organization makes back...
The Data Impacting Higher Education’s Decision-Making
Administrators in the world of higher education have important decisions to make about every aspect of campus life. They need to rely on the most...
Can Data Keep Schools From Falling Off The Enrollment Cliff?
As the fall semester gets underway and higher education institutions welcome a new freshman class, university officials already have their eyes on...
Data’s Role in Decisions About Facility Improvements
When it comes to deciding which college to attend, students have a number of options to consider. Academic offerings, location of the school,...
Analytics Can Help Turn Around A Bleak Outlook in Education
The recent news from the world of higher education has painted a pretty bleak picture. Many colleges and universities across the country have been...
ChatGPT Edu: A New AI for Higher Education
The debate over artificial intelligence (AI) can often be broken down into two camps: Those who are afraid of what it might become, and those who...
Using Data for Effective School Budget Decision Making
Any major decision a business makes has an impact across the organization. That impact could directly affect employees or customers, and it could be...
Summer is an Opportunity for Digital Transformation in Education
In the world of higher education, calling the period from January through May the “spring semester” is somewhat misleading, since very little of the...
The Impact of Caitlin Clark: Analyzing Data in Basketball
Analytics has become a big part of the game of basketball. Teams use data to design their game plans, figuring out how to maximize each possession...
Data is at the Heart of the Biggest Stories in Higher Education
The world of higher education is awash in data. Hardly any decisions are made without some kind of analytics to back them up. From admissions to...
Showing and Telling: The Importance of Data Visualization in Higher Ed
Data informs many aspects of the world of higher education. The numbers are just half the battle, though. Often it is just as important to put the...
What Happens to Data When A School Closes
Colleges and universities spend a lot of time thinking about data and how it can help them thrive. One of the ways they might be more reluctant to...
Data’s Role in Teacher Retention
The role of data and analytics in higher education is increasing all the time. From work in the classroom to uses by administration, there are a...
Is Higher Education Worth the Cost? Data Might Hold the Answer
When the pandemic forced colleges and universities to, at first, close their doors, and then to only return in an online format, many students and...
How Colleges Can Use Analytics to Boost Admission
College admissions is a somewhat fraught topic these days. From Supreme Court rulings to declining enrollments, it seems more often than not that...
The Artificial Intelligence Debate in Education
With all its potential, it is hard to predict exactly what impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on different industries. Initial fears that...
How Dalarna University Uses Analytics to Turn Data Into Insight
While in the United States many higher education institutions struggle with exactly how best to use the data they collect, in some European...
How Ghent University Solves Budget and Education Policy Issues with BI
Many universities around the world find themselves dealing not just with student data related to admissions and finances, but also data from...