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Strategic Planning for Institutional Research Offices
Institutional research (IR) practitioners are often at the forefront of their campus’s strategic planning and monitoring efforts. Yet, IR departments may not have a strategic plan for their department. Strategic pl...Read Moreabout: Strategic Planning for Institutional Research Offices -
IR and AI
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is releasing content related to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the higher education, institutional research (IR), and institutional effect...Read Moreabout: IR and AI -
Trends in Higher Education and Their Implications for Institutional Research
The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes for higher education. Central to the changes was the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) in the already fast-moving digital transformation, reshaping the educational experience ...Read Moreabout: Trends in Higher Education and Their Implications for Institutional Research -
Volunteering Our Time for Service to AIR
Have you ever thought about volunteering for AIR and, instead of pushing the submit button on the application, you instead took a step back and said, “Nope, not this year.”? We have all been at points in our...Read Moreabout: Volunteering Our Time for Service to AIR -
Managing a Small IR Office Effectively through Non-traditional Approaches
In January 2017, I moved from a medium IR office to a one-person office; specifically, from Office of Institutional Research and Planning at The Ohio State University, to the one and only IR role for the College of Arts ...Read Moreabout: Managing a Small IR Office Effectively through Non-traditional Approaches -
All I Want for Christmas Is a DMS
During the beginning of September when I was a child, I could count on two things with certainty. First was the start of the new school year. Second was the arrival of the much-anticipated Sears and Roebuck’s annua...Read Moreabout: All I Want for Christmas Is a DMS -
In Memoriam: Jim Montgomery
The AIR community mourns the loss of James “Jim” Riley Montgomery, who was a pioneer in the field of IR and served as Director of Institutional Research at University of Tennessee followed by Virginia Tech. H...Read Moreabout: In Memoriam: Jim Montgomery -
Help Shape Our Shared Future – Submit an AIR Leadership Nomination By October 22
As fall sets in, we begin another year focusing on the myriad of tasks before us. But let me draw your attention to an important announcement - AIR has opened nominations for the 2024-2025 AIR Board of Directors an...Read Moreabout: Help Shape Our Shared Future – Submit an AIR Leadership Nomination By October 22 -
AIR Releases 2022–2023 Annual Report
Published on September 8, 2023, the 2022–2023 AIR annual report details the association’s work over the past year. The AIR Board of Directors and AIR Staff remain committed to supporting, connecting, and empo...Read Moreabout: AIR Releases 2022–2023 Annual Report -
The Corny Truth about IR
Have you ever seen a large corn field or tried to find your way out of a corn maze? With so much corn, it is often difficult to identify a reference point to find your way out.Much like a large field where you can easily...Read Moreabout: The Corny Truth about IR -
Exploring Whole Student Success: IR and Student Affairs Offices Collaborate
Over the past 10 years, the Office of Institutional Research at Case Western Reserve University has built partnerships across student-facing offices, bringing out the best in both student affairs and Institutional Resear...Read Moreabout: Exploring Whole Student Success: IR and Student Affairs Offices Collaborate -
2023 AIR Award and Scholarship Recipients
Each year, AIR recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the association and the profession through their leadership, service, and scholarship. AIR is also pleased ...Read Moreabout: 2023 AIR Award and Scholarship Recipients -
Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership
Talking about the dataConsider the following two quotes. The first reflects the purposes of traditional learning outcomes assessment:“Assessment asks the question regarding what students know and how they came to k...Read Moreabout: Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership -
What a Coffee Cup Can Teach Us About IR
Many years ago, at a former institution, I was in a back room deciding which countless old files could be discarded to make room for new ones. I was a new hire and eagerly used this time to learn some institutional histo...Read Moreabout: What a Coffee Cup Can Teach Us About IR -
Reimagining the Carnegie Classifications: A Q&A
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced in February 2022 that they would partner on reimagining the Carnegie Classifications. As part of that agreemen...Read Moreabout: Reimagining the Carnegie Classifications: A Q&A -
Building Capacity in Institutional Research Around the World: IR Grows Wider and Stronger Each Year
Data-informed decision making continues to be a focal point for higher education leaders around the world, and professionals who endeavor tasks related to institutional research continue to grow in many regions acros...Read Moreabout: Building Capacity in Institutional Research Around the World: IR Grows Wider and Stronger Each Year -
Strategic Analytics and Its Applications in University Decision Making
What Is Strategic Analytics?Strategic analytics is a relatively new concept for institutional research and effectiveness in higher education. Currently, a small number of universities have adopted “strategic analyt...Read Moreabout: Strategic Analytics and Its Applications in University Decision Making -
People Are the Heart of AIR
I remember well my first AIR Forum. The year was 1997 and the Forum was in Orlando. I was relatively new to institutional research (IR), and the convergence of so many IR people at the national meeting was both exhilarat...Read Moreabout: People Are the Heart of AIR -
AI in Higher Education: Implications for Institutional Research
Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary shift in focus, we now see a return to further development and implementation of advanced technologies and broader uses of Big Data in education and other work sector...Read Moreabout: AI in Higher Education: Implications for Institutional Research -
Online Colleges and Universities: Are They Delivering on Diversity and Inclusion? A Recent Analysis from IPEDS Data
Although several studies have examined diversity and inclusion in higher education, they have largely overlooked online colleges and universities. Online education has become more popular due to the COVID-19 pandemic and...Read Moreabout: Online Colleges and Universities: Are They Delivering on Diversity and Inclusion? A Recent Analysis from IPEDS Data