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AIR and Urban Institute Launch National Study on ACTS Implementation
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the Urban Institute are partnering on a national study examining how colleges and universities are implementing the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (AC...Read Moreabout: AIR and Urban Institute Launch National Study on ACTS Implementation -
A Moment of Transition for IPEDS: Honoring RTI’s Service, Looking Ahead
From LinkedIn Some in the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) community may not have seen that the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) contract was awarded to a new contractor—AEM C...Read Moreabout: A Moment of Transition for IPEDS: Honoring RTI’s Service, Looking Ahead -
AIR Signs on to Letter Regarding Proposed Workforce Pell Regulations
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined a coalition of higher education organizations in submitting comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed regulations for the new Workforce Pell...Read Moreabout: AIR Signs on to Letter Regarding Proposed Workforce Pell Regulations -
AIR’s Christine Keller Joins National Effort to Reimagine Federal Higher Education Data System
The Institute for Higher Education Policy has launched a national initiative—NCES Next: Building a Stronger Federal Postsecondary Data System—to rethink how federal higher education data are collected, struct...Read Moreabout: AIR’s Christine Keller Joins National Effort to Reimagine Federal Higher Education Data System -
Institutional Research Community Joins National Higher Ed Coalition in Comments on ED’s RISE Proposal
On March 2, 2026, a broad coalition of higher education associations—including the Association for Institutional Research (AIR)—joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than 60 peer institution...Read Moreabout: Institutional Research Community Joins National Higher Ed Coalition in Comments on ED’s RISE Proposal -
AI and the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles
The availability and ease of use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools is certainly reshaping the context of work across multiple industries at a rapid pace. This has led some members to question as to whether...Read Moreabout: AI and the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles -
AIR Requests Extension of ACTS Reporting Deadline
On February 25, 2026, AIR sent a formal letter to Dr. Matthew Soldner, Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), requesti...Read Moreabout: AIR Requests Extension of ACTS Reporting Deadline -
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