Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Tag: Data analytics
STEM
Higher Ed Groups Make Urgent Call for Greater Use of Data Analytics
Representatives of three higher education associations, after gathering early this year to discuss ways to promote the use of data analytics at the nation’s colleges and universities, have issued a multi-point “collective call-to-action” that urges institutions to quickly increase use of the strategic asset.
August 30, 2019
Latest News
Butler’s Data Boot Camp To Teach In-Demand Skills
Butler University Executive Education, which offers certification programs and test preparation for individuals and companies, plans to launch a data analytics boot camp designed to fill the number of job openings within the Indianapolis, Indiana area.
August 22, 2019
Students
Facebook Award Helps Coding Bootcamp Reduce STEM Workplace Disparities
Ironhack, a Miami-based global coding bootcamp that feeds women and underrepresented minorities into the STEM pipeline, has garnered the 2019 Facebook F8 Scholarship to aid efforts to diversify tech fields.
May 10, 2019
Home
CAPR Report Explores Placement Impact on College Students
A new study by the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) points to early signs of impact around using multiple measures to place college students into developmental education or college-level courses. When institutions opted to use multiple measures placement alternatives beyond a single placement test like the ACCUPLACER, student assignment to college-level courses increased […]
September 28, 2018
News Roundup
Albany State and Columbus State offer Nexus Degrees
With approval from the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia (USG) last month, Albany State University along with Columbus State University will become the first institutions in the system to offer nexus degree credentials. The 60-credit-hour nexus degree emphasizes experiential learning, skilled knowledge and connections to industry partners in in-demand and emerging […]
September 21, 2018
HBCUs
Meharry Medical College Launches Data Science Institute
Meharry Medical College launched a new Data Science Institute last week that will shed insight into health challenges and disparities and fuel innovation in treating minority and underserved populations. Led by Amy M. Andrade, senior advisor to the president for technology and innovation and assistant vice president of research at Meharry, the institute includes more […]
September 19, 2018
Students
ATD Summit Helps Colleges Use Data for Student Success
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Leaders and representatives from 81 colleges and university systems gathered for Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) fourth annual Data and Analytics Summit to learn best practices for analyzing and utilizing student data to better inform institutional practices and policies.
September 6, 2018
Sports
The Role of Analytics in Studying the Hiring of Black Coaches in College Football
In the dizzying merry-go-round that is the hiring of head coaches in college football, Willie Taggart is an island of one. He is the only Black head coach to serve four Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) major-college programs.
January 17, 2018
Students
Leading Educators: All Students Need Data Analytics Courses
The growing need for college graduates who are versed in data analytics is emphasized in a new report also released Thursday by the Business-Higher Education Forum, an organization made up of college presidents and CEOs.
March 30, 2017
Page 1 of 1