University of California, Irvine Elevates Teaching and Learning Through Data-Driven Insights with Explorance Blue

Montreal, Quebec – November 2025 – Explorance, a global leader in feedback analytics, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The university has selected Explorance Blue to modernize and enhance its course evaluation processes, support evidence-based teaching, and strengthen its data-informed approach to student success. 

As part of its long-standing strategic initiatives, including the UCI Measuring Undergraduate Success Trajectories (UCI-MUST) project, the Comprehensive Analytics for Student Success (COMPASS) initiative, and commitments outlined in its institutional strategic plan, UCI is investing in innovative tools to improve student outcomes and eliminate achievement gaps across diverse learner groups. The university is also focused on elevating the teaching experience by empowering faculty with stronger feedback, clearer insights, and a system that supports continuous improvement. 

To meet these goals, UCI initiated a review of its homegrown evaluation system, aiming to transition to a platform that could support its large, decentralized processes while enabling mid-term, ad-hoc, and program-specific surveys. UCI was looking for a platform that could accommodate its unique institutional policies, integrate seamlessly across its technology ecosystem, and offer a scalable, long-term solution aligned with its commitment to data-driven teaching and learning. 

Following the review process, UCI identified Explorance Blue as the platform best suited to meet these needs. Blue offers the flexibility required to replicate homegrown workflows, supports advanced automation across evaluation cycles, and enables faculty to easily deploy mid-term and specialized surveys when needed. In addition, Blue’s integration capabilities ensure smooth alignment with UCI’s existing systems and processes. 

UCI’s decision was driven by three core factors: 

• Flexible alignment with institutional complexity: Blue adapts to UCI’s decentralized structure, varied academic policies, and diverse evaluation practices. 

• Robust technology integrations: The platform connects seamlessly with UCI’s systems to reduce manual work and deliver a consistent experience for students, faculty, and administrators. 

• Proven success across the UC and AAU communities: With 50% of UC campuses and a large share of AAU universities using Blue, Explorance brings a trusted track record and deep experience supporting large, research-intensive institutions. 

Explorance earned UCI’s trust through its ability to accommodate complex homegrown processes, deliver robust integrations, and align with the university’s diverse evaluation needs. This depth of experience gives UCI confidence in implementing a scalable and flexible solution that supports continuous improvement and strengthens data-informed decision-making across the institution. 

About the University of California, Irvine 

Founded in 1965, the University of California, Irvine is a top-ranked public research university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Home to more than 37,000 students, UCI is recognized for its academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and commitment to improving outcomes for diverse student populations. Through initiatives such as UCI-MUST and COMPASS, the university continues to advance national leadership in student success and educational innovation. 

Learn more: www.uci.edu 

About Explorance     

At Explorance, we empower organizations with next-generation feedback analytics to accelerate the insight-to-action cycle, encouraging our philosophy of “Feedback for the brave” to drive purpose, impact, and growth.     

With 20 years of expertise, we’re proud to be a trusted partner to 35% of Fortune 100 companies and 35% of the world’s leading higher education institutions. Explorance has positively impacted over 25 million individuals through our award-winning solutions—Blue, Metrics That Matter (MTM), BlueX, and MLY—designed to transform feedback into continuous improvement and measurable success. 

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