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 …
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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 …
Students: You’re in control of your personal data!
At UW–Madison, we manage a wide variety of systems and forms that collect and store personal information for both students and employees. On behalf of the university, the Office of the Registrar is the responsible …
December 2025. Introducing the Workday and Enterprise Solutions Team (WEST).
In January of 2026, as ATP is phased out, the Workday and Enterprise Solutions Team (WEST) officially launches. Funded through the Enterprise Directions Council, WEST supports all the Universities of Wisconsin campuses with their Workday …
A warm welcome to new staff
DAPIR’s Institutional Research & Decision Support (IRDS) team welcomes two new staff members—Kassie Bentzinger and Jonathan Hanes. In mid-November, Kassie Bentzinger joined the DAPIR office as a BI Developer. Alongside BI Developer Jessica Liu, Kassie …
November 2025. Badger Data Platform.
DAPIR is excited to introduce the Badger Data Platform, UW–Madison’s enterprise institutional data ecosystem. The Badger Data Platform provides a centralized, scalable, and flexible way to manage UW–Madison’s data. Where can I get more information? …
Sharing a new review process for institutional surveys
Feedback from our campus community is essential for guiding activities across the institution, and surveys are often an effective way to collect that information. To ensure we don’t overburden students, faculty, and staff with too …