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  • Change with Analytics
    • Featured
    • 03.18.21

    Change with Analytics: Perspectives on How to Use the Statement in Practice

    • by Nic Richmond, Pima Community College
    As stated in the Change with Analytics statement, the “Association for Institutional Research (AIR), EDUCAUSE, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) stand together with ...
    Read Moreabout: Change with Analytics: Perspectives on How to Use the Statement in Practice
  • Glynton Smith
    • Featured
    • 03.16.21

    In Memoriam: Glynton Smith

    • by eAIR
    AIR is saddened to announce the passing of longtime member Glynton Smith on March 3, 2021. Glynton was a retired director of institutional research at Georgia State as well as the Medical College of Georgia and the Unive...
    Read Moreabout: In Memoriam: Glynton Smith
  • 2021-03-TT-callout
    • Tech Tips
    • 03.16.21

    Mapping in Tableau

    • by Inger Bergom, Senior Data Analyst, Tufts University
    Visualizing geographic information helps data consumers quickly and easily derive insights and meaning. Institutional researchers, for example, may want to map students' home states or countries to help campus administra...
    Read Moreabout: Mapping in Tableau
  • Using Survey Results
    • Featured
    • 03.16.21

    Using Survey Results to Assist Low-Income Queens College SEEK Students in Obtaining Resources During the Pandemic

    • by Gary J. Aguayo, Academic Program Manager and Assistant Director; Percy E. Sutton Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge Program; Queens College, City University of New York
    Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, many of whom are of color, continue to suffer as a result of the pandemic and need support from their colleges. The Queens College (QC) Percy E. Sutton, Search for Education...
    Read Moreabout: Using Survey Results to Assist Low-Income Queens College SEEK Students in Obtaining Resources During the Pandemic
  • IPEDS
    • IPEDS
    • 03.16.21

    IPEDS Updates

    • by eAIR
      Spring 2020 Data Released NCES has released provisional data from the Spring 2020 collection. The Spring 2020 collection includes the following survey component data: Enrollment, Fall 2019; Finance, Fiscal Year 2...
    Read Moreabout: IPEDS Updates
  • Data Mining
    • Featured
    • 03.16.21

    Data Mining: A Primer for IR

    • by Nora Galambos, Senior Data Scientist, Stony Brook University
    What Is Data Mining and Why Would I Want to Use It? Data mining combines the areas of statistics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to discover relationships and insights hidden within large volumes of data....
    Read Moreabout: Data Mining: A Primer for IR
  • Common Analytics Terms
    • Featured
    • 03.16.21

    Common Analytics Terms: A Quick Reference

    • by Kelly Smith, Sr. Research Analyst, Central Piedmont Community College
    Have you ever been involved in a conversation in which two or more people are using the same term but with different meanings? Establishing the meaning of common terms prevents miscommunications and helps move conversati...
    Read Moreabout: Common Analytics Terms: A Quick Reference
  • Karl Konsdorf
    • Special Feature / Interview
    • 03.16.21

    Strategies for Using Predictive Analytics

    • by Georgia Mariani, Principal Industry Marketing Manager, SAS, Higher Education
    I interviewed Karl Konsdorf, Director of Research, Analytics and Reporting at Sinclair Community College, to learn about their strategies for using predictive analytics. Can you share some examples of how you are using P...
    Read Moreabout: Strategies for Using Predictive Analytics
  • Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 03.15.21

    Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics

    • by eAIR
    From the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we learned that 19% of staff time was devoted to conducting basic analytics (e.g., descriptive statistics). But what about advanced analytics (e.g., predictive analytics)?...
    Read Moreabout: Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics
  • Brooke Kile, Director, Institutional Research, Marian University
    • Ask eAIR
    • 02.17.21

    Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Collecting Information on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

    • by Brooke Kile, Director, Institutional Research, Marian University
    Dear eAIR: What are the emerging trends and best practices for collecting information on gender identity and sexual orientation? First and foremost, trends and best practices should be considered in the context of your c...
    Read Moreabout: Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Collecting Information on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
  • tech-tip-zoom-dk
    • Tech Tips
    • 02.16.21

    Come on and Zoom! 15 Time- and Reputation-Saving Zoom Hacks

    • by Christine M. Curry Ross, Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Hampden-Sydney College
    “I have a Zoom call at 3, so make sure you only enter my office if it is an emergency AND you are fully dressed.” A little less than a year ago, at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were talking a...
    Read Moreabout: Come on and Zoom! 15 Time- and Reputation-Saving Zoom Hacks
  • Respondents by FTE Enrollment
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 02.16.21

    Diversity of Institution Respondents

    • by eAIR
    IR Offices and U.S. institutions comes in all sizes and types, so finding relevant benchmarking data on IR Offices can be challenging. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, there were 543 U.S. IR Offices who com...
    Read Moreabout: Diversity of Institution Respondents
  • martin-fortner
    • Board Corner
    • 02.16.21

    Shape the Future of AIR by Voting for Tomorrow’s Leadership

    • by Martin Fortner, AIR Immediate Past President & Nominations and Elections Chair
    Voting for AIR volunteer leadership is a membership privilege guaranteed by our constitution and bylaws. This privilege is grounded in the principle that member voices help to shape the future direction of AIR and is exe...
    Read Moreabout: Shape the Future of AIR by Voting for Tomorrow’s Leadership
  • IPEDS
    • Advocacy and Policy IPEDS
    • 02.14.21

    IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment

    • by eAIR
      Suggestions from IPEDS Technical Review Panel #62, “Capturing Noncredit Enrollment and Activity in the IPEDS Surveys” are posted at edsurveys.rti.org/IPEDS_TRP and are currently open for comment. This...
    Read Moreabout: IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment
    • IPEDS
    • 01.14.21

    Reminders about Reporting of CARES Act Aid in IPEDS

    • by AIR
    As a reminder, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provided federal funds to many postsecondary institutions during the 2019-20 academic year. These funds need to be reported to IPEDS in th...
    Read Moreabout: Reminders about Reporting of CARES Act Aid in IPEDS
    • IPEDS
    • 01.14.21

    IPEDS Distance Education Resource Page Launched

    • by AIR
    A Distance Education Resource page has been added to the IPEDS website. The page explains how distance education is defined in IPEDS, which survey components collect data on distance education courses and programs, and h...
    Read Moreabout: IPEDS Distance Education Resource Page Launched
  • Shawn Neidorf
    • Special Feature / Interview
    • 12.15.20

    IR's Role in Supporting Regional Economies: Interview with Arizona Commerce Authority Official

    • by Nic Richmond, Chief Strategist, Pima Community College
    Amid the ongoing pandemic and the associated economic impacts, higher education has a key role supporting our regional economies. To hear some perspectives on how institutional research can help, we connected with Shawn ...
    Read Moreabout: IR's Role in Supporting Regional Economies: Interview with Arizona Commerce Authority Official
  • Facilities and Operations Performance Management - Heba Attia
    • Visual Displays of Data
    • 12.15.20

    Facilities & Operations Performance Management

    • by Heba Attia, Senior Director of Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, The American University in Cairo
    In 2008, American University in Cairo (AUC) moved its main operations from downtown to New Cairo. With a beautiful campus designed to accommodate 5,500 full-time students and 1,500 faculty and staff, AUC’s $400 mil...
    Read Moreabout: Facilities & Operations Performance Management
  • heather-kelly
    • Board Corner
    • 12.15.20

    ‘Tis the Season of Gratitude

    • by Heather A. Kelly, AIR President
    On behalf of the AIR Board of Directors, I would like to express our gratitude to the AIR community and all you do to promote the success of our institutions, our students, and higher education. During these unprecedente...
    Read Moreabout: ‘Tis the Season of Gratitude
  • Combining Data from Multiple Sources Using R
    • Tech Tips
    • 12.14.20

    Combining Data from Multiple Sources Using R

    • by Mike Wallinga, Director of Institutional Research, Northwestern College
    Gathering the Data A common request of our institutional research office is to combine data from multiple sources and varying formats. For example, we keep our demographic and academic information about our students in a...
    Read Moreabout: Combining Data from Multiple Sources Using R
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