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Staff Positions at IR Offices
It’s challenging to be the director of an IR office. How many staff should you have? What kinds of work should those staff do? What roles should those staff be in? This month, we look at the staff roles within an I...Read Moreabout: Staff Positions at IR Offices -
Divide in Views on Higher Education
Reports & Tools Colleges’ Use of Big Data for Tracking Students to Boost Graduation Rates Comes at a Cost (Angela Henderson) This report from Hechinger explores the relationship between using predictive analyti...Read Moreabout: Divide in Views on Higher Education -
Using the INSERT Command in SPSS Syntax
There are usually some of the same variables (gender, birthdate, etc.) included in multiple data files that your office collects or maintains. Instead of duplicating the syntax in the syntax file for each data file, a sm...Read Moreabout: Using the INSERT Command in SPSS Syntax -
Qlik Sense: Visualizing Future Enrollment/Tuition Revenue
This visual display focuses on predicting enrollment of admitted applicants depending on the amount of a scholarship offer. Predictions are visualized using the dashboard with a possibility to explore "what if" scenarios...Read Moreabout: Qlik Sense: Visualizing Future Enrollment/Tuition Revenue -
Establishing an IR Department
Dear Mike: I am working as a faculty member and part-time IR practitioner at a small, private liberal arts college. Our board of directors has determined that we need an actual IR department and I am tasked with developi...Read Moreabout: Establishing an IR Department
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