HEDS moved from the Tufts University campus to Franklin and Marshall College in September, 1992. A noteworthy recent development within HEDS was the formation of a Research Advisory Committee in 1992 to organize and oversee a sophisticated research agenda for the Consortium, with special attention to the information needs of university members. Operating Philosophy HEDS is organized to provide as much support as possible to the member institutions while recognizing limits on their time and resources. We share existing national or professional organization surveys whenever possible, only inventing our own where necessary. For many reports, HEDS members simply send in a copy of the response they already prepare for the existing survey.
Members then receive data sets from all participants, with ratio analysis and graphics.
They receive this information on paper and, to facilitate further analysis, in the electronic format of their choice. While all HEDS members are encouraged to participate in all reports, there is no requirement to do so. However, members receive data from other institutions in only those areas where they have supplied their own. HEDS is not in the business of identifying peer groups. We believe that each college or university should choose the comparison group appropriate for the purpose of a specific study.