In Microsoft Excel, you’ve probably seen Power Pivot and Data Model, but have you discovered Power Query? Power Query is a tool introduced in 2013, which is available to all users who have Excel 2016 or later and/o...

AIR’s course A Holistic Approach to Institutional Research is ideal for those new to institutional research as well as experienced professionals. During the six-week online course, participants examine challenges a...

As institutional researchers in North American colleges and universities increasingly discover themselves in the sometimes long-deferred position of being celebrated and trusted assets for campus leaders, eager to levera...

February 6, 2020 (Tallahassee, FL) — The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced they received a $670,000 grant from Ascend...

We are proud to announce the launch of AIR’s new logo and visual brand identity.  After using our previous logo for nearly four decades, it was time for a facelift. We’ve updated our visua...

January 21, 2020 (Tallahassee, FL) — Today, the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) published the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles, an expression of integrity, professionalism, and fairness intended to ...

The recently released book Data Strategy in Colleges and Universities: From Understanding to Implementation (Routledge, 2019), edited by AIR member Kristina Powers, features a chapter contributed by AIR staff members L...

It is no longer business as usual for institutional researchers when creating metrics that describe student access, progress, and success. Policymakers, media, and the public are asking complex questions pertaining to s...

Kelli Armstrong is now President of Salve Regina University. Jayne Perkins Brown, Julie Carpenter-Hubin, and Robert Zhang are now AIR emeritus members. Daisy Grewal is now a Senior Research Scientist...

Eight years ago, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) launched on online system of annual reporting and analytics for our member graduate schools and programs. Members were eager to stop repor...

Founded in 1919, AUC is a leading English-language, American-accredited institution of higher education and center of intellectual, social, and cultural life of the Arab world. Its community of students, parents, faculty...

Dear Erin: With the changing role of IR, how do we as IR professionals move from data providers to data storytellers? I think the thing to keep in mind is that the role of IR is not necessarily changing, but rather it&rs...

eAIR caught up with Tom Hahn, Director of Research and Program Evaluation at the Institute for Engaged Learning at IUPUI. The Research Academy specializes in engaged learning and fosters a welcoming space in which partic...

Reports & Tools New Resource Explains Free College Terminology Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) has released a new resource on free college. Free College 101 defines the terms that ar...

We are grateful for you, our AIR members and Affiliated Organizations, for being engaged professionals. Whether it be presenting at conferences, contributing reports and publications, volunteering and participating in A...

The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is seeking research proposals that advance the field’s collective understanding of state authorization efforts. With generous financial support from...

In a previous piece titled “Big Data and the Problem of Bias in Higher Education,” I wrote about the increasing use of big data within higher education used to help us better understand and improve student s...

Henry Alphin Jr. is now Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives and Operations, EMI Advisors, LLC. Robert H. Fenske, the first AIR Forum Chair and one of the first members of the Publications Committee, passed away las...

Since my last article, the AIR Board of Directors has continued to demonstrate our commitment to membership connection and ensure the association’s professional relevance through two leadership initiatives: reconv...

During the last week of October, three college-access nonprofits from across the country pitched to a panel of judges at the 2nd-annual Evergreen National Education Prize Finalist Pitch Competition and Aw...