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Chief Data Officers: Giving Context to the Language of Data ft. Olivia Kew-Fickus
The Higher Edge
<p>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.</p>
<p>The CDO is tasked with empowering institutions by providing key insights and critical context that help make sense of this vast array of information.</p>
<p>Olivia Kew-Fickus (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-kew-fickus-53aa3023/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-kew-fickus-53aa3023/</a>), Chief Data Officer and Executive Director, Data & Strategic Analytics at Vanderbilt University (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/vanderbilt-university/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/school/vanderbilt-university/</a>), shares how her experience working at the boundaries of different cultures has helped her advance the strategic use of data within the institution.</p>
<p>Join us as we discuss:</p>
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<li><b>Carving the role of CDO from a blank slate (7:24)</b></li>
<li><b>How early work in Ukraine has shaped her approach as a Chief Data Officer (14:09)</b></li>
<li><b>How studies in languages and liberal arts helps with understanding data (18:52) </b> </li>
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<p>Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:</p>
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<li>Vanderbilt University: (<a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/" rel="nofollow">https://www.vanderbilt.edu/</a> )</li>
<li>Vanderbilt and MRNA Research: (<a href="https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2021/03/17/shot-in-the-arm-groundbreaking-covid-19-vaccine-research-by-alumnus-dr-barney-graham-began-at-vanderbilt-decades-ago/" rel="nofollow">https://news.vanderbilt.edu/tag/covid-19-research/</a> ) and (<a href="https://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt-responds-to-covid-19/" rel="nofollow">https://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt-responds-to-covid-19/</a> ) and (<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vumc.org%2Fmedicine-public-health%2Fcovid-19-research&data=05%7C01%7Colivia.m.kew-fickus%40Vanderbilt.Edu%7C473c7b1d626a4e63873c08daa600258e%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C638004816823575001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xOzoOps1BF0Ld9et68dVBZWlGEyEiXUPaby57oeFN%2FE%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.vumc.org/medicine-public-health/covid-19-research</a> )</li>
<li>Timothy Snyder's book, "Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin": (<a href="https://www.timothysnyder.org/books/bloodlands" rel="nofollow">https://www.timothysnyder.org/books/bloodlands</a>) </li>
<li>Continue the conversation: olivia@thehigheredge.com </li>
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<p>And check out these additional resources:</p>
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<li>2022 EDUCUASE Horizon Report for Data & Analytics: (<a href="https://library.educause.edu/resources/2022/7/2022-educause-horizon-report-data-and-analytics-edition" rel="nofollow">https://library.educause.edu/resources/2022/7/2022-educause-horizon-report-data-and-analytics-edition</a> )</li>
<li>Higher Education Strategic Planners Association: (<a href="https://hespa.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://hespa.ac.uk/</a> ) </li>
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