And the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2012/2013 Almanac is bursting with data. Data about students, professors, the money that makes the higher ed world go ’round, and more. What use can those of us at universities make of this data? What might it prompt us to think, or do, or endeavor to know more about?
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This is a new paper just out from the Brookings Institution on this very subject. Very interesting!
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There’s a related webcast panel discussion with several researchers in this field that might be available on demand on their website.