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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...

Dear Suzanne: What is IR's role in expanding the data culture on campus in regard to engaging campus users and supporting a culture of data inquiry, while building the sustainability and capacity of IR? Data analytics ar...

eAIR caught up with Tony Parandi, Director of Institutional Research, Indiana Wesleyan University, to chat about his career in IR and adapting to meet increased demands for external reporting and internal analytics....

Humboldt State University (HSU) is one of 23 campuses in the nation’s largest four-year university system, the California State University (CSU) system. The CSU Chancellor’s Office has broadly described a bot...

I have been working on planning a conference for an organization and need to create a daily agenda. In the past, this task would be achieved by using some combination of cutting, pasting, and filling within Excel. Recent...

The division that houses the IR Office can affect how that office is structured and the types of work it performs. So, in which division are most IR Offices located? Results from the 2018 National Survey of IR ...

This month, read the latest articles from The Journal of Innovative Higher Education as well as a great tip for authors from the journal editor. Additionally, check out the newest issue of the Journal of T...

Reports & Tools Better Data, Better Outcomes: Promoting Evidence, Equity, and Student Success through the Framework for State Postsecondary Data Solutions The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) released a n...

Just as each college or university is unique, it seems reasonable to think that the use of data within each department or office at an institution is also distinctive, and perhaps even dissimilar from the work of other p...

Each year, AIR recognizes colleagues who have made contributions to the success of the association and to the institutional research profession by granting scholarships and awards to deserving individuals.&nbs...

This article, originally published on The Conversation, outlines how some leading Democratic candidates are proposing changes to Pell Grants. The piece defines what Pell Grants are, explains how the grants have not ...

In an essay from the Harvard Business Review, George Kuh, founder of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NILOA), discusses the value of a college degree. In this opinion piece, Kuh compares obtaining a certif...

Just released by Stylus Publishing, Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education, addresses how AIR and our partners support assessment. Edited by Stephen P. Hundley and Susan Kahn, t...

Thanks to Kent Phillippe for presenting Community College Enrollment Crisis? Historical Trends in Community College Enrollment at the 2nd IPEDS Educator web conference for the 2019-20 contract cycle, held September 19, 2...

For most higher education institutions, the transformation to an analytics culture is truly a journey. The recently released joint statement, Analytics can save higher education. Really., a shared call to action from The...

Professional development is important to ensure that staff and leaders have the skills and knowledge needed for the ever-growing demand for data and analytics. How do office leaders rate the effectiveness of their staff...

Melinda Whitford and Katie Smith, NCES Data Institute Participants The NCES Data Institute: Using Federal Datasets to Support Research on Postsecondary Education (Institute) provides an intensive introduction ...