Results of a pilot to link the IRIS UMETRICS data set with survey data (the Survey of Earned Doctorates) in order to better describe the doctoral workforce is available online now from Research Policy. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.03.001)
Jason Owen-Smith’s February op ed with The Conversation was picked up by multiple outlets and he was also interviewed on NPR’s local Michigan affiliate for their Stateside program.
Amazon pullout from NYC shows the perils of partnerships between higher education and business in Conversation piece by Jason Owen-Smith.
Jason Owen-Smith discussed what colleges should do about the erosion of public trust in higher education on a panel at the Higher Ed in the New Congress event hosted by Inside Higher Ed this February.
IRIS recently established a Policy and Outreach Committee (POC) that will serve as a nexus of communication between IRIS, its members, and a broad stakeholder community.