Institutional research (IR) offices are often tasked with providing information about student progression towards a degree. The nature of the institutional data available lends itself to providing significant insigh...

Data science and advanced analytics capabilities generally refer to a set of methods, skills, and tools aimed at extracting actionable insights and knowledge from enterprise and external data resources to inform decision...

During the last three years, the Board has had a committee focused on thinking about the future of Institutional Research and Institutional Effectiveness (IR/IE) as a profession and how AIR can help all our members excel...

We caught up with Dr. Elizabeth Jach, guest editor of Building More Inclusive Systems for Who Counts, Special Issue of the AIR Professional File, Summer 2024, to learn more about the issue, how it came to be, and wha...

The AIR National Survey is a comprehensive, longitudinal study of the data function within U.S. higher education institutions. The current iteration of the survey is open now until January 15, 2025. Darlena Jones, Ph.D....

In September, AIR published its 2023–2024 annual report. Over the past year, AIR has focused on the vital intersection of people and data, where we’ve worked to build both individual and institutional compete...

This piece was adapted from a presentation at the SouthEast SAS Users Group (SESUG) 2024 conference. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate is 4.3% and there are more than 8.2 million job open...

In 2007, I moved from a tenured faculty position into higher ed administration; namely, I became a Director of Institutional Research (IR). The move was sudden, and I had no prior knowledge of IR as a field and no prior ...

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) have become increasingly essential in enhancing college accessibility and degree completion for Hispanic students, particularly within community colleges (Laden, 2010). These HSIs ar...

In an announcement on September 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education extended the reporting deadline for institutions under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) rules to January 15, 2025...

“If service is beneath you, then leadership is beyond you.” This powerful quote is attributed to Bishop Dale Bronner, a well-known pastor and speaker who has emphasized the importance of servant leadership. S...

I hope everyone’s summer has been great so far. I want to use this Board Corner to remind everyone that nominations for the Board of Directors and the Nominations and Election Committee (NEC) are open. I truly hope...

While universities have experienced increased diversity in access over time, there continues to be a large disparity in educational attainment among students of different socioeconomic statuses, parental education levels...

Several important updates and resources are now available as many in the AIR community prepare for the federal reporting requirement of the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment regulations. Continue to che...

Dear Colleagues, Commencement season is the personification of the impact we have. Most importantly, we get to celebrate the smiling many who walk across the stage to accept their hard-earned degrees. The very act is a m...

Taken one way, the phrase, “What’s past is prologue,” could be used as an optimistic reminder that our personal experiences and shared history have prepared us for an unbridled future. Viewed through an...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on behalf of the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee (SOCPC), announces the review of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual for potential ...

Data-informed decision making continues to be a focal point for higher education leaders around the world and colleagues across the globe work hard in this area. Although it may be called by a slightly different name or ...

As part of an international master’s program in Research and Innovation in Higher Ed., we had the opportunity to explore the most salient aspects of institutional research (IR) from valuable professionals in the f...

If you work in higher education administration or institutional research (IR), you've probably heard rumblings about new federal regulations around "financial value transparency" and "gainful employment" that are set to ...