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Using Slicers to Update Pivot Tables
For information where online dashboards are not available, my office frequently uses pivot tables to visualize large sets of data for our stakeholders. Often times, we use the same data set for multiple visualizations li...Read Moreabout: Using Slicers to Update Pivot Tables -
RO Example Lead Story for Lead Image Size Information
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Data Governance: It's a Process
Starting this month, Vaughn Hopkins, Executive Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Analytics, Delaware State University and Henry Zheng, Senior Associate Vice President for Strategic Analytics, The Ohio Sta...Read Moreabout: Data Governance: It's a Process -
SEM Quarterly - Call for Manuscripts
This month, check out an announcement about SEM Quarterly, published by AACRAO. SEMQ seeks manuscripts based on original research or practice in strategic enrollment management, demonstrating familiarity w...Read Moreabout: SEM Quarterly - Call for Manuscripts -
Ethics for a New Era: The AIR Statement of Ethical Principles
You are the recipient of a data request from a program director who believes that poor performance by students from a local high school is threatening the program's reputation. As part of an effort to build support for r...Read Moreabout: Ethics for a New Era: The AIR Statement of Ethical Principles -
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report and AccessLex Grant
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Releases New Report On February 20, 2020, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) released Engagement Insights–Annual Results 2019, reporting importan...Read Moreabout: National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report and AccessLex Grant -
Help Improve the National Survey of IR Offices
The AIR National Survey of IR Offices collects data as part of a national benchmarking project to help leaders of IR offices compare their office operations against their peers to identify areas of needed improvement. Th...Read Moreabout: Help Improve the National Survey of IR Offices -
Storytelling Supports Data-Informed Decision Making
Dear Felice: How can I become an ‘information activist’ or ‘storyteller’ in support of my institution’s move to increase data-informed decision making? I am so glad you are seeing an increas...Read Moreabout: Storytelling Supports Data-Informed Decision Making -
ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges: Value Adds Up Over Time
Reports & Tools Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce released a new report that ranks the return on investment of the 210 US liberal arts colleges. ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges:...Read Moreabout: ROI of Liberal Arts Colleges: Value Adds Up Over Time -
Colleague News
William (Bill) Tetlow passed away peacefully at the VA Hospital in Aurora, CO on December 27, 2019 at the age of 81. Bill was a founding AIR member, a past president, an emeritus member, and was very involved in IR...Read Moreabout: Colleague News -
Every Vote Counts
It’s election season—AIR election season, that is. And while it may be tempting to block all incoming information with the words “ballot” or “vote” in it, we need you to help us as we ...Read Moreabout: Every Vote Counts -
Mapping Economic Impact
Morgan State University commissioned an economic impact study in 2018. The publication of this study and the desire of the Office of Institutional Research to contribute data points to demonstrate the impact of our stake...Read Moreabout: Mapping Economic Impact -
Excel Power Query Saves Time
In Microsoft Excel, you’ve probably seen Power Pivot and Data Model, but have you discovered Power Query? Power Query is a tool introduced in 2013, which is available to all users who have Excel 2016 or later and/o...Read Moreabout: Excel Power Query Saves Time -
A Holistic Approach to IR Supports Onboarding, Fosters Understanding of IR
AIR’s course A Holistic Approach to Institutional Research is ideal for those new to institutional research as well as experienced professionals. During the six-week online course, participants examine challenges a...Read Moreabout: A Holistic Approach to IR Supports Onboarding, Fosters Understanding of IR -
Improving Campus Collaboration: IR Professionals and Active Listening
As institutional researchers in North American colleges and universities increasingly discover themselves in the sometimes long-deferred position of being celebrated and trusted assets for campus leaders, eager to levera...Read Moreabout: Improving Campus Collaboration: IR Professionals and Active Listening -
AIR and APLU Announce Data Literacy Institute to Advance Data Capacity and Student Success on Campus
February 6, 2020 (Tallahassee, FL) — The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced they received a $670,000 grant from Ascend...Read Moreabout: AIR and APLU Announce Data Literacy Institute to Advance Data Capacity and Student Success on Campus -
AIR Launches New Logo and Visual Brand Identity
We are proud to announce the launch of AIR’s new logo and visual brand identity. After using our previous logo for nearly four decades, it was time for a facelift. We’ve updated our visua...Read Moreabout: AIR Launches New Logo and Visual Brand Identity -
Association Publishes Statement of Ethical Principles Guiding the Use of Data in Higher Education
January 21, 2020 (Tallahassee, FL) — Today, the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) published the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles, an expression of integrity, professionalism, and fairness intended to ...Read Moreabout: Association Publishes Statement of Ethical Principles Guiding the Use of Data in Higher Education -
Self-Appraisal of a Data Strategy
The recently released book Data Strategy in Colleges and Universities: From Understanding to Implementation (Routledge, 2019), edited by AIR member Kristina Powers, features a chapter contributed by AIR staff members L...Read Moreabout: Self-Appraisal of a Data Strategy -
UT System and Census Collaborate for Better Data on Student Outcomes
It is no longer business as usual for institutional researchers when creating metrics that describe student access, progress, and success. Policymakers, media, and the public are asking complex questions pertaining to s...Read Moreabout: UT System and Census Collaborate for Better Data on Student Outcomes