Manager, Academic Program Assessment
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bowie, Maryland, United States
Bradley Coverdale is the Manager of Academic Program Assessment at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), where he leads the institution’s integrated approach to program health by aligning academic quality, market demand, and financial viability. He designed and operationalized UMGC’s Program Health Review Framework, which evaluates over 100 programs annually and informs executive decision-making across the academic portfolio.
Bradley’s work spans assessment, analytics, and strategic leadership—bringing together Academic Affairs, Marketing, Alumni, and Finance to ensure institutional data drives meaningful action. He has directed key initiatives in KPI alignment, data governance, and real-time dashboard development to support data-informed decisions across UMGC.
A recognized voice in the field, Bradley co-authored “Making a Grand Contribution: From Insights to Impact with Data Visualization” in Assessment Update (2024), and presented “Unlocking Data Maturity: Transforming Academic Decision-Making Through Actionable Insights” at the 2024 HelioCampus Community Summit. He also hosts The Data-Informed Campus, a podcast exploring the intersection of data and leadership in higher education.
Connect with Bradley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyjcoverdalechiefdatastrategist/
Leveraging Data Maturity: Aligning KPIs for Academic and Business Success
Thursday, May 22, 2025
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time