January 2026 Issue
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Board Corner
As we begin a new year, I want to thank you for the many ways you continue to support and strengthen our community. A new year offers a natural moment to reflect on where we have been—and to look ahead to the leade...Read Moreabout: Board Corner -
ACTS Data Templates Updated to Version 1.1
On January 26, 2026, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) updated ACTS data templates, moving from version 1.0 to version 1.1. The revised templates are now available at https://acts.rti.org/templates,&nbs...Read Moreabout: ACTS Data Templates Updated to Version 1.1 -
Get to Know Our Community: Shiloh Fling
My current title is Coordinator of Online Education Analytics. My primary role involves researching our online students, but I also help with automating and streamlining IPEDS, PDP, Common Data Set, and all the other typ...Read Moreabout: Get to Know Our Community: Shiloh Fling -
NACAS Seeks Pilot Institutions for New Benchmarking Survey for Auxiliary Services
The National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) has announced the launch of Auxiliary Performance & Experience (APEX), a new benchmarking survey designed to help institutions assess and compa...Read Moreabout: NACAS Seeks Pilot Institutions for New Benchmarking Survey for Auxiliary Services -
Higher Education Trends and Implications for Institutional Research Professionals
The year 2025 was a year of rapid changes. As we begin a new year, colleges and universities are confronting a convergence of pressures unlike any in recent history: declining enrollments driven by demographic change, es...Read Moreabout: Higher Education Trends and Implications for Institutional Research Professionals -
AIR Featured on Data Stakes Podcast
AIR Associate Deputy Director Leah Ewing Ross was recently featured as the inaugural guest on the Data Stakes: Giving Data a Voice podcast. In this first episode, Ross and host Deb...Read Moreabout: AIR Featured on Data Stakes Podcast -
AI at Work in Higher Education: What Practitioners Are Doing, What They’re Worried About, and What It Means for Institutional Readiness
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a future disruption in higher education, it’s already embedded in everyday work across roles, functions, and institutional types. Higher e...Read Moreabout: AI at Work in Higher Education: What Practitioners Are Doing, What They’re Worried About, and What It Means for Institutional Readiness -
AIR Announces the Creation of the Data Policy Advisory Panel, Appointed Members
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has established the AIR Data Policy Advisory Panel, designed to strengthen AIR’s ability to engage in—and help shape—higher educ...Read Moreabout: AIR Announces the Creation of the Data Policy Advisory Panel, Appointed Members
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