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AIR Joins Higher Education Coalition Opposing IRS Tax-Exempt Status Proposal
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined more than 40 higher education associations on an October 29, 2026, comment letter urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to withdraw or narrow a proposed rul...Read Moreabout: AIR Joins Higher Education Coalition Opposing IRS Tax-Exempt Status Proposal -
NCES Opens Public Comment on Redesign of Its Data Collections, Including IPEDS
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is asking the public how it should redesign its portfolio of studies—the administrative data collections and sample surveys that include the Integrated Postsecond...Read Moreabout: NCES Opens Public Comment on Redesign of Its Data Collections, Including IPEDS -
AIR Releases 2025–26 Annual Report
As the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) marks its 60th anniversary, its 2025–26 Annual Report is now available. The report looks back on a year when AIR’s community grew larger and more connected ...Read Moreabout: AIR Releases 2025–26 Annual Report -
Renewing the Focus on IPEDS Data Quality
Accurate and reliable reporting for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) has always mattered. Helping institutions produce high-quality data is central to AIR’s work. For more than two decades...Read Moreabout: Renewing the Focus on IPEDS Data Quality -
New AIR and Urban Institute Report Documents IR/IE Professionals' Experiences with the First ACTS Collection
A national study involving over 600 practitioners finds that the first ACTS cycle required substantial effort and raises concerns about data quality, while identifying specific ways to improve future collections. Last wi...Read Moreabout: New AIR and Urban Institute Report Documents IR/IE Professionals' Experiences with the First ACTS Collection -
AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups Opposing Proposed EDGAR Grant Rule
AIR has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and other higher education associations in a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposed changes to the Education Department General Administ...Read Moreabout: AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups Opposing Proposed EDGAR Grant Rule -
From Interest to Service: Introducing AIR’s Nominee Evaluation Guide
Every AIR leader begins somewhere. For some, it starts with a colleague recognizing their potential. For others, it begins with a personal decision to step forward, contribute to the profession, and serve a community tha...Read Moreabout: From Interest to Service: Introducing AIR’s Nominee Evaluation Guide -
AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups in Comments on Federal Accreditation Rule
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than a dozen other higher education associations in a comment letter on the U.S. Department of Education's prop...Read Moreabout: AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups in Comments on Federal Accreditation Rule -
Behind the Missing FVT/GE Data: What We’re Hearing from Practitioners
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that more than 1,900 institutions have not reported or have underreported data required under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) regulatio...Read Moreabout: Behind the Missing FVT/GE Data: What We’re Hearing from Practitioners -
AIR Urges NCES to Treat IPEDS Data Quality as a Shared Responsibility
On August 14, AIR submitted comments on IPEDS Technical Review Panel (TRP) #72, urging NCES to recognize that high-quality IPEDS data depend on both strong institutional practices and federal reporting processes that set...Read Moreabout: AIR Urges NCES to Treat IPEDS Data Quality as a Shared Responsibility