With data becoming increasingly important to people in many roles, the Chief Data Officer has become an exciting new position that’s replicating quickly throughout higher education.
The CDO is tasked with empowering institutions by providing key insights and critical context that help make sense of this vast array of information.
Olivia Kew-Fickus (https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-kew-fickus-53aa3023/), Chief Data Officer and Executive Director, Data & Strategic Analytics at Vanderbilt University (https://www.linkedin.com/school/vanderbilt-university/), shares how her experience working at the boundaries of different cultures has helped her advance the strategic use of data within the institution.
Join us as we discuss:
- Carving the role of CDO from a blank slate (7:24)
- How early work in Ukraine has shaped her approach as a Chief Data Officer (14:09)
- How studies in languages and liberal arts helps with understanding data (18:52)
Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:
- Vanderbilt University: (https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ )
- Vanderbilt and MRNA Research: (https://news.vanderbilt.edu/tag/covid-19-research/ ) and (https://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt-responds-to-covid-19/ ) and (https://www.vumc.org/medicine-public-health/covid-19-research )
- Timothy Snyder's book, "Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin": (https://www.timothysnyder.org/books/bloodlands)
- Continue the conversation: olivia@thehigheredge.com
And check out these additional resources:
- 2022 EDUCUASE Horizon Report for Data & Analytics: (https://library.educause.edu/resources/2022/7/2022-educause-horizon-report-data-and-analytics-edition )
- Higher Education Strategic Planners Association: (https://hespa.ac.uk/ )
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