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Join host Debbie Phelps for Data Stakes – Giving Data a Voice in Higher Education, a podcast dedicated to empowering institutional researchers and higher education leaders.
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Rethinking Switzerland: Empathy, Improv, and the Myth of Neutral Data (opens the original)
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Is data ever truly neutral? In this episode of Data Stakes , Jeremy Goodman—founder of Jeremy Goodman Consulting and former VP at Olin College of Engineering—joins Debbie to challenge the long-held "Switzerland" myth in Institutional Research. Drawing on his unique background in both theater and higher education, Jeremy explains how applying improv techniques, like active listening and audience empathy, can radically improve how data professionals communicate their findings to campus stakeholder
The Power of "No" – Managing Data Demands & Setting Boundaries in IR (opens the original)
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Is your Institutional Research (IR) or Institutional Effectiveness (IE) office feeling the strain of endless, urgent data requests? In this special roundtable episode of the Data Stakes podcast, host Debbie Phelps sits down with three higher education data experts to tackle one of the most difficult—yet critical—skills for data professionals to master: saying "no." Following their packed-house session at the AIR Forum, Katherine Gipalo (Florida State University), Samantha Nix (Florida State Univ
The Benchmarking Blueprint: IPEDS, Peer Selection, and Actionable Data with Jon Gallegos (opens the original)
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How do you turn massive amounts of public data into a customized, actionable benchmarking strategy that campus leadership actually understands? In this episode of Data Stakes , Debbie is joined by Jon Gallegos, Data Analyst at WSU Tech, to unpack his recent AIR Forum presentation, "The Benchmarking Process from Initiation to Implementation." Jon walks us through the exact technical and strategic steps he used to build a benchmarking data store from the ground up. Key Takeaways: Starting with Pur
Beyond the Technical: Why Campus Culture is the Key to Data Success (opens the original)
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In this episode of Data Stakes , host Debbie sits down with Dr. Jason Simon, co-founder of SCL Impact LLC, to explore the missing ingredient in higher education analytics: campus culture. While institutions often pour massive resources into technical tools and data warehouses, Dr. Simon argues that "adaptive challenges"—the human elements, relationships, and institutional norms—are what actually dictate success or failure. Tune in as they discuss why data professionals need to step out of their
From "Me" to "We": Finding Your Place in Metrics Strategies with Lee Howell (opens the original)
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In this episode of Data Stakes , Debbie is joined by Lee Howell, Senior Director of Administrative Operations and Logistics at Florida State University, to discuss a transformative framework for institutional research: Metric Strategies. Lee breaks down how higher education institutions can shift their mindset by empowering staff across all departments to "find their place" in the data ecosystem. They explore how to move data ownership from a siloed "me" to a collaborative "we," the importance o
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