Is your Institutional Research (IR) or Institutional Effectiveness (IE) office feeling the strain of endless, urgent data requests? In this special roundtable episode of the Data Stakes podcast, host Debbie Phelps sits down with three higher education data experts to tackle one of the most difficult—yet critical—skills for data professionals to master: saying "no."

Following their packed-house session at the AIR Forum, Katherine Gipalo (Florida State University), Samantha Nix (Florida State University), and Samantha James (Georgia Tech) share their experiences and strategies for managing stakeholder expectations, overcoming the fear of failure, and protecting data teams from burnout.

In this episode, we cover:

• Reframing the "No": How to use project management strategies and clear s ...