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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 -
Colleague News
Kelli Armstrong is now President of Salve Regina University. Jayne Perkins Brown, Julie Carpenter-Hubin, and Robert Zhang are now AIR emeritus members. Daisy Grewal is now a Senior Research Scientist...Read Moreabout: Colleague News -
Creating Quick, Easy, and Cheap Video Tutorials for Data Consumers
Eight years ago, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) launched on online system of annual reporting and analytics for our member graduate schools and programs. Members were eager to stop repor...Read Moreabout: Creating Quick, Easy, and Cheap Video Tutorials for Data Consumers -
Grades Analysis Dashboard: Grades Inflation - Hype or Reality?
Founded in 1919, AUC is a leading English-language, American-accredited institution of higher education and center of intellectual, social, and cultural life of the Arab world. Its community of students, parents, faculty...Read Moreabout: Grades Analysis Dashboard: Grades Inflation - Hype or Reality? -
From Data Providers to Data Storytellers
Dear Erin: With the changing role of IR, how do we as IR professionals move from data providers to data storytellers? I think the thing to keep in mind is that the role of IR is not necessarily changing, but rather it&rs...Read Moreabout: From Data Providers to Data Storytellers -
Facilitating the Study of Engaged Learning: The IUPUI Research Academy
eAIR caught up with Tom Hahn, Director of Research and Program Evaluation at the Institute for Engaged Learning at IUPUI. The Research Academy specializes in engaged learning and fosters a welcoming space in which partic...Read Moreabout: Facilitating the Study of Engaged Learning: The IUPUI Research Academy -
New Resource Explains Free College Terminology
Reports & Tools New Resource Explains Free College Terminology Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) has released a new resource on free college. Free College 101 defines the terms that ar...Read Moreabout: New Resource Explains Free College Terminology -
With Gratitude
We are grateful for you, our AIR members and Affiliated Organizations, for being engaged professionals. Whether it be presenting at conferences, contributing reports and publications, volunteering and participating in A...Read Moreabout: With Gratitude -
CFP for State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is seeking research proposals that advance the field’s collective understanding of state authorization efforts. With generous financial support from...Read Moreabout: CFP for State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) -
Who Owns My Data? Privacy Versus Profit in the Use of Student Data in Higher Education
In a previous piece titled “Big Data and the Problem of Bias in Higher Education,” I wrote about the increasing use of big data within higher education used to help us better understand and improve student s...Read Moreabout: Who Owns My Data? Privacy Versus Profit in the Use of Student Data in Higher Education -
Colleague News
Henry Alphin Jr. is now Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives and Operations, EMI Advisors, LLC. Robert H. Fenske, the first AIR Forum Chair and one of the first members of the Publications Committee, passed away las...Read Moreabout: Colleague News -
Connecting With the Community
Since my last article, the AIR Board of Directors has continued to demonstrate our commitment to membership connection and ensure the association’s professional relevance through two leadership initiatives: reconv...Read Moreabout: Connecting With the Community -
Evergreen Prize, IHEP Better Data Framework, and SHEEO RFP
During the last week of October, three college-access nonprofits from across the country pitched to a panel of judges at the 2nd-annual Evergreen National Education Prize Finalist Pitch Competition and Aw...Read Moreabout: Evergreen Prize, IHEP Better Data Framework, and SHEEO RFP -
IR's Role in Expanding Data Culture on Campus
Dear Suzanne: What is IR's role in expanding the data culture on campus in regard to engaging campus users and supporting a culture of data inquiry, while building the sustainability and capacity of IR? Data analytics ar...Read Moreabout: IR's Role in Expanding Data Culture on Campus -
The Distributed IR Model
eAIR caught up with Tony Parandi, Director of Institutional Research, Indiana Wesleyan University, to chat about his career in IR and adapting to meet increased demands for external reporting and internal analytics....Read Moreabout: The Distributed IR Model -
Bottleneck Capacity Courses Dashboard
Humboldt State University (HSU) is one of 23 campuses in the nation’s largest four-year university system, the California State University (CSU) system. The CSU Chancellor’s Office has broadly described a bot...Read Moreabout: Bottleneck Capacity Courses Dashboard -
Using the Excel Time Function
I have been working on planning a conference for an organization and need to create a daily agenda. In the past, this task would be achieved by using some combination of cutting, pasting, and filling within Excel. Recent...Read Moreabout: Using the Excel Time Function -
IR Office Locations and Reporting Structure
The division that houses the IR Office can affect how that office is structured and the types of work it performs. So, in which division are most IR Offices located? Results from the 2018 National Survey of IR ...Read Moreabout: IR Office Locations and Reporting Structure