Institutions preparing for the 2026 Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) reporting cycle will encounter several important reporting changes as the U.S. Department of Education implements provision...

Introduction: Data as a practical guide for student supportHigher education institutions now have access to far more timely and actionable student data than even a decade ago. The challenge is no longer whether informati...

Have you tried using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Gemini, and been underwhelmed? You might have found the responses generic, hallucinatory, or unusable without significant rewriting. Did you know most la...

A month out from AIR Forum, I am still drawing on the many takeaways from presentations and conversations, sharing them across my campus and beyond. Being at Forum this year, especially in Washington D.C., has never felt...

I am part of a team of five folks at Butler; each of us has certain areas we focus on. My primary areas of responsibility include internal employee data (both staff and faculty) along with any external reporting based on...

In today’s rapidly changing higher education landscape, making decisions grounded in accurate, timely data is essential. Competition for enrollment, scrutiny of outcomes and student ROI, budget constraints, regulat...

Data Management is a suite of features designed to help organizations manage Tableau content and data assets within Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments. As of September 16, 2024, Data Management is integrated i...

Each year, AIR recognizes individuals whose scholarship, leadership, and service have advanced the field of institutional research and strengthened the community that supports it. These honors carry particular significan...

AIR recently submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell, including...

 The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is pleased to announce the renaming of the AIR Rising Star Award as the Edward L. Delaney, Jr. Rising Star Award & Scholarship. This designation honors the life,...

Hello everyone,Over the past two years, I have taken every opportunity to exhort you to join our volunteer leadership at AIR, and for good reason. My last three years as a Board member, in particular the last two as the ...

AIR, in partnership with the Urban Institute, invites Institutional Research and Effectiveness professionals to participate in a national study examining how colleges and universities are responding to the Admissions Con...

A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction affecting ACTS reporting deadlines for a subset of institutions. Based on the April 24 ruling:The Department of Education may not enforce any...

Introduction: Agentic AI as the Next Frontier of AI DevelopmentArtificial intelligence is advancing quickly, and many IR/IE practitioners and data analytics professionals may feel as though the ground is shifting beneath...

When Institutional Knowledge Walks Out the DoorIn many institutional research offices, crucial knowledge lives primarily in the memories of individual staff. Institutional knowledge includes not only technical details&md...

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...

With our recent AIR elections just passed and the results certified by the Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC), I want to congratulate our newly elected Board and NEC members. AIR as an organization will benefit gr...

My interest in institutional research emerged from a broader engagement with economics and public policy, particularly questions related to access, equity, and outcomes in education. I was initially drawn to understandin...

Sam Michalowski Ph.D. is now Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning at Fairleigh Dickinson University following his service in the role on an interim basis.Celebrate achievements, prom...

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...