See the Federal Register posting [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102, PP. 45870-45871] opening the 30-day public comment period on the request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for changes to the IPEDS col...

Each year, AIR recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the association and the profession through their leadership, service, and scholarship. AIR is also pleased ...

AIR and other national organizations have come together to address a common challenge postsecondary institutions face in adapting learning and preparing learners for employment: slow adoption of digital credentials....

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced March 29, 2024, that institutions will have until October 1, 2024, to provide all Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) reporting require...

I was fortunate to join the wonderful world of Institutional Research (IR) in October 2022. While it is hard to believe, my first year serving as an IR Analyst has already passed, and as cliché as it sounds, &ldq...

Institutional research (IR) practitioners are often at the forefront of their campus’s strategic planning and monitoring efforts. Yet, IR departments may not have a strategic plan for their department. Strategic pl...

The institutional research and institutional effectiveness (IR/IE) community has united to advocate for a delay in implementing the reporting requirements related to the Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Emp...

The 2024 federal funding bill released March 21, 2024, provides continuity and support for the integrity of national postsecondary student aid study data collection. The bill directs the Institute of Education Sciences (...

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is releasing content related to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the higher education, institutional research (IR), and institutional effect...

“We do not have a government by the majority. We have a government by the majority who participate.”  —Thomas Jefferson According to the Pew Research Center, voter turnout varies widely b...

The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes for higher education. Central to the changes was the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) in the already fast-moving digital transformation, reshaping the educational experience ...

Dear Colleagues, Can you believe that we have already arrived at the end of the fall term? As the old saying goes, the days are long, but the years are short. Though cliché, it has also taken on greater meaning to...

During the beginning of September when I was a child, I could count on two things with certainty. First was the start of the new school year. Second was the arrival of the much-anticipated Sears and Roebuck’s annua...

As fall sets in, we begin another year focusing on the myriad of tasks before us. But let me draw your attention to an important announcement - AIR has opened nominations for the 2024-2025 AIR Board of Directors an...

Published on September 8, 2023, the 2022–2023 AIR annual report details the association’s work over the past year. The AIR Board of Directors and AIR Staff remain committed to supporting, connecting, and empo...

Dear Colleagues, I hope the first few weeks of the semester have gone smoothly! In the last Board Corner, I wrote about the importance of taking stock, listening, and acting. Indeed, the Board of Directors (BOD) is meant...

Have you ever seen a large corn field or tried to find your way out of a corn maze? With so much corn, it is often difficult to identify a reference point to find your way out.Much like a large field where you can easily...

Over the past 10 years, the Office of Institutional Research at Case Western Reserve University has built partnerships across student-facing offices, bringing out the best in both student affairs and Institutional Resear...

I hope all of you have had an opportunity this summer to pause, reflect, and reenergize. The demands on our community are many, and the urgency surrounding our work seems stuck in a perpetual growth cycle. For those reas...

Each year, AIR recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the association and the profession through their leadership, service, and scholarship. AIR is also pleased ...