Leading with Data: How Senior Institution and System Leaders Use Postsecondary Data to Promote Student Success

Institution and system leaders play a critical role—perhaps the most critical—in promoting student success in higher education. At most institutions, change begins at the top, with the president and other senior leaders, as they set and implement the strategic direction for their institutions. In recent years, the role that data play in developing impactful institutional policies and practices has become increasingly clear. Colleges and universities that have improved student success do so through a focus on data.