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Actionable Data

 This session will share how Binghamton University has established an integrated data collection and tracking process and the ways in which the pandemic has affected this process and shifted institutional priorities.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Analyzing Costs in Higher Education: What Institutional Researchers Need to Know, New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 106
Blog Post

Back to The Future

 October 2021 marks Planning for Higher Education’s 50th issue! To celebrate, we’re looking back at earlier articles in Planning to reflect on how things change (and, sometimes, how they don’t). Although not a totally new concept, the need for data-informed decision-making in higher education today requires contemporary knowledge and skill from institutional research (IR) colleagues. They transform data into actionable information nuanced with contextualized insights that are essential in integrated academic planning.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Balancing Qualitative and Quantitative Information for Effective Decision Support New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 112
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Book Review: Big Data on Campus
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Economic Impact Study: A Useful Institutional Research Tool for Developing Institutions
Example Plans

Public Dashboards Cheat Sheet

 This layperson-friendly document lists the institution’s publicly accessible dashboards, what data each provides, and sample questions that each can help answer.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Quickly Building a Bridge

 Executive leadership changes at Northern Michigan University led the interim president, interim provost, and Board of Trustees to call for a bridge plan to clearly articulate strategic work happening throughout campus. This article describes how the university was able to develop an interim strategic plan with broad campus engagement in less than half a year.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

Reporting Higher Education Results: Missing Links in the Performance Chain New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 116
Planning for Higher Education Journal

The Creation of an Integrated Services Division to Advance University Strategic Initiatives

 Combining the typically siloed services required to support the strategic work of universities into one department results in more effective integrated planning and institutional advancement.
Planning for Higher Education Journal

The Politics and Pragmatics of Institutional Research
Conference Presentations

Using Data to Drive Peer Group Selection

 You will learn an approach for developing a data-informed peer group and how benchmarking with a peer group can inform your institution's governing board and be linked to mission.