Institutional data is any information, regardless of medium, used by or for the university to conduct university business. Owned and governed by UW–Madison, institutional data is a critical shared resource. Examples of it include: Student …
Year: 2026
Introducing a new member of the DAPIR team
A warm welcome to Emily Dubrovin, who joined DAPIR in early April. Emily, an analyst, supports the School of Education, and her position expands DAPIR’s partnership model with units across campus. Before joining DAPIR, Emily …
What’s next for UW–Madison graduates? Inside the First Destination Outcomes Dashboard.
The Undergraduate First Destination Outcomes dashboard provides a wealth of information and insights about how effectively UW–Madison prepares students for their future. In addition to learning about primary post-graduation plans, reviewing the data can help …
Steps you can take today for strong records hygiene
As a public institution, UW–Madison is required to keep and maintain records, making them available upon public request. Public record requests are submitted to the UW-Madison Public Records office via a portal, and responding to …
A standard practice: data access and authorization
The Institutional Data Access and Authorization Standard requires that access to protected data, defined as data not authorized for public release, follow a minimum set of authorization steps and that the process is tracked and …
February 2026. Data and digital accessibility.
Digital Accessibility Program Manager Al Nemic with the Center for User Experience (CUE) joined us to discuss data and digital accessibility, including better understanding the requirements, best practices, and resources to improve user experience. Background …
New UW–Madison sustainability dashboard
In the summer of 2025, UW–Madison earned its first Gold rating in a broad, higher education sustainability assessment, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). A new dashboard shows overall and category-level trends across …
Understanding UW–Madison Through Data: Four Resources You Should Know
UW-Madison’s institutional data informs strategic, academic, and budgetary planning decisions. A full list of institutional data resources is available in UW–Madison’s Repository of Administrative Data and Reports. Here are four institutional data resources you should …
January 2026. Data Privacy.
In January, Claire Dalle Molle, Assistant Director of Data Privacy & Transparency in the Office of Compliance, joined us to discuss data privacy, which included Data Privacy Week, ways faculty and staff can practice data …
Secure data management starts with you!
Protecting the security and privacy of institutional data is everyone’s responsibility. Many UW-Madison employees access and use data in their roles. Secure data management practices are important because much of this data is protected for …