Joseph Wyckoff

Joseph Wyckoff, author of 'Outsourcing Student Success', sheds light on the often-overlooked field of institutional research. He delves into its origins at the University of Illinois and its evolution amid post-WWII expansion. The conversation covers the tension between faculty and institutional researchers, administrators' hesitance to empower IR, and how a deprofessionalization in the field has stifled scholarly growth. Wyckoff also imagines a world where institutional research achieved recognition comparable to librarianship.