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Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Here’s how to navigate the ongoing confidence crisis.

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Gallup’s most recent poll revealed a concerning trend: only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. What sets this year’s results apart is that, for the first time, a majority of survey respondents expressed a lack of confidence in educational institutions.

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Aligning Your Academic Program Portfolio to Student and Labor Market Demand

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A data informed process aligned with your established shared governance structures can establish a creative and attractive program array that proactively addresses gaps in the market. How do we assess if our academic programs are aligned with student demand? Primary market research can be gathered through surveys and focus groups.

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Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

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Blogs Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips A Q&A with Dr. Louis Slimak, Associate Provost at West Virginia University In today’s fast-changing environment, program review is an increasingly critical area of focus and the first step in delivering a portfolio that meets the institution’s goals and students’ needs.

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3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting

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Three key functions of a higher education data analytics organization Looking to Northampton Community College once more: with Edify, they’ve been able to look beyond some of these more time-intensive tasks and approach institutional data management with a strategic mindset. If done right, the three tips above will free up staff capacity.

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4 reasons your team won’t use data—even if they want to

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This is especially common in higher education, where many consumers’ jobs involve questioning assumptions. Data recipients often receive the end result (a dashboard or report) without context illustrating how that end result was developed. This leads to skepticism of the end results. Use the form below to speak to an expert.