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MANAGEMENT, AND EVOLUTION IN STATE POSTSECONDARY AGENCIES  \nStephen Mayfield  \nJune 2026  \nThe State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) serves the chief executives of statewide governing, policy, and coordinating boards of postsecondary education and their staffs. Founded in 1954, SHEEO promotes an environment that values higher education and its role in ensuring the equitable education of all Americans, regardless of race/ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic factors. Together with its members, SHEEO aims to achieve this vision by equipping state higher education executive officers and their staffs with the tools to effectively advance the value of higher education, promoting public policies and academic practices that enable all Americans to achieve success in the 21st century, and serving as an advocate for state higher education leadership. For more information, visit [sheeo.org](sheeo.org).  \n© 2026 State Higher Education Executive Officers Association  \nSHEEO  \nSTRONG FOUNDATIONS 2025: DATA SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT, AND EVOLUTION IN STATE POSTSECONDARY AGENCIES  \n© 2026 by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)  \n2  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 4  \nINTERNAL DATA SYSTEMS BEYOND THE PSUR ................................................................................... 4  \nTHE BROADER INTERNAL DATA ECOSYSTEM .............................................................................................. 4  \nINTEGRATION ACROSS SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................... 6  \nDATA GOVERNANCE, PRIVACY, AND SECURITY ................................................................................. 7  \nDATA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES .................................................................................................................7  \nPRIVACY AND SECURITY STANDARDS ............................................................................................................7  \nINVESTMENTS AND EMERGING CAPABILITIES ................................................................................... 9  \nDATA SYSTEM MODERNIZATION ..................................................................................................................... 9  \nARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND POSTSECONDARY DATA SYSTEMS .................................................. 10  \nCONCLUSION......................................................................................................................................... 11  \nINDEX OF FIGURES  \n1. DOES YOUR AGENCY MAINTAIN ANY INTERNAL DATA SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT OTHER POSTSECONDARY DATA? ............................................................................................................... 5  \n2. WHAT CHALLENGES HAS YOUR AGENCY ENCOUNTERED WHEN INTEGRATING DATA BETWEEN YOUR PSUR SYSTEMS AND OTHER INTERNAL SYSTEMS?.................................... 6  \n3. WHICH STATE, NATIONAL, OR INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY STANDARDS DOES YOUR AGENCY USE TO DETERMINE PRIVACY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES?............................ 8  \n4. HOW HAS EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY AFFECTED YOUR AGENCY’S DATA SYSTEMS?.................. 9  \n5. HOW IS YOUR AGENCY CONSIDERING OR ALREADY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ENHANCE YOUR DATA SYSTEMS’ CAPABILITIES AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES? ............................................................................................................ 10  \nSUGGESTED CITATION:  \nMayfield, S. (2026). 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