{"id":641,"date":"2010-04-01T22:06:43","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T22:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/iras\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:57:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Institutional Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slideshow2-slideshow swiper-effect-slide is-style-bold-captions\"><div class=\"slideshow-toolbar\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"js-open-fullscreen fullscreen-button\" title=\"View full screen\"><\/a><\/div><div id=\"slideshow-d88a2c96-e3e8-43ca-b489-6eeb319f48b1\" class=\"swiper swiper-main has-captions has-autoheight has-pagination-bullets\"><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2575\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2017\/10\/InternationalMap.image_.png\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2017\/10\/InternationalMap.image_-900x504.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2017\/10\/InternationalMap.image_-900x504.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-link=\"\/research\/dashboards\/#2\" title=\"\/research\/dashboards\/#2\" class=\"has-link\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p><a href=\"\/research\/dashboards\/#2\">Bates Around the Globe<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2766\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/02\/grad-and-retention-rates.png\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/02\/grad-and-retention-rates-900x562.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/02\/grad-and-retention-rates-900x562.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-link=\"\/research\/dashboards-graduation-retention\/\" title=\"\/research\/dashboards-graduation-retention\/\" class=\"has-link\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p><a href=\"\/research\/dashboards-graduation-retention\/\">Check out our new Top Majors Dashboard!<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2767\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/02\/Diversity.png\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/02\/Diversity-900x563.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/02\/Diversity-900x563.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-link=\"\/research\/dashboards\/#2\" title=\"\/research\/dashboards\/#2\" class=\"has-link\"\/><div class=\"image_caption\"><p><a href=\"\/research\/dashboards\/#2\">Diversity at Bates: A Data Perspective<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2810\" data-fullsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/03\/purposeful_work_career_confidence_new-900x563.png\" data-regsrc=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/03\/purposeful_work_career_confidence_new-900x563-900x563.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/research\/files\/2018\/03\/purposeful_work_career_confidence_new-900x563-900x563.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-css wp-custom-css-4be68439\">Survey Calendar<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are planning a survey, please consult our calendar below to avoid conflict with other surveys. 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