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  • Considerations-for-Ethical-Use-of-Data-During-a-Pandemic
    • Featured
    • 11.11.21

    Considerations for Ethical Use of Data During a Pandemic

    • by Julie Carpenter-Hubin and Iris Palmer
    The collection, analysis, and reporting of data in ethical ways has always been foundational for institutional research. Ethical research requires not only a high degree of veracity and accuracy in our work, but it als...
    Read Moreabout: Considerations for Ethical Use of Data During a Pandemic
  • COVID-19-Brings-New-Reports,-Ethical-Challenges
    • Featured
    • 11.11.21

    COVID-19 Brings New Reports, Ethical Challenges

    • by Michelle Appel
    When the AIR Board approved the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles in September 2019, COVID-19 wasn't a blip on anyone's radar. Those were halcyon days, when the most popular dashboards tracked student success and enr...
    Read Moreabout: COVID-19 Brings New Reports, Ethical Challenges
  • Tips-for-Providing-Accurate-and-Contextualized-Information
    • Featured
    • 11.11.21

    Tips for Providing Accurate and Contextualized Information

    • by Michelle Appel and Jeffrey Johnson
    We put a call out on the AIR Hub and Twitter for tips on making sure your work does not undermine the following of our Ethical Principles: "We provide accurate and contextualized information. We do not knowingly ...
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  • Campus Leaders Reflect
    • Featured
    • 11.11.21

    Campus Leaders Reflect on IR, Ethics

    • by Michelle Appel
    A consistent theme in the reactions to the AIR Statement of Ethical Principles has been concern over the tension between what campus leaders want and what IR/IE practitioners see as the correct or ethical path. We ...
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  • Do Staff Adhere to Standards Dictating Ethical Use of Data?
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 11.11.21

    Do Staff Adhere to Standards Dictating Ethical Use of Data?

    • by AIR
    One of the foundational principles of our work in data and analytics is the ethical use of data. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we asked Office Leaders to evaluate the statement, “Staff adhere to st...
    Read Moreabout: Do Staff Adhere to Standards Dictating Ethical Use of Data?
  • Sharron-Ronco
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    • 11.04.21

    AIR Professional File Editor Retires After Seven Years of Service

    • by AIR
    Seven years, nine volumes, and 17 scholarly articles later, Sharron Ronco has retired from her role as editor of AIR Professional File, the association’s scholarly journal. In her volunteer role as editor, Sharro...
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  • Using Power BI to Visualize Alumni Earnings
    • Tech Tips
    • 09.30.21

    Seeing Is Believing: Using Power BI to Visualize Alumni Earnings

    • by Shannon Lee and Karen Vance
    As higher education institutions continue to recover from challenges presented by the pandemic, they are forced to grapple with persistent nationwide enrollment declines as well as student perceptions regarding the value...
    Read Moreabout: Seeing Is Believing: Using Power BI to Visualize Alumni Earnings
  • Junelyn Peeples
    • Board Corner
    • 09.24.21

    The Pathway to Leadership

    • by Junelyn Peeples, AIR President
    The leaders I admire most are the ones who are authentic in their values and show us the very best of humanity. Some leaders are elected, appointed, promoted, or even accidently anointed. But the leaders who seem to be c...
    Read Moreabout: The Pathway to Leadership
  • Making Dollars and Sense of the Value of Higher Education
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    • 09.23.21

    Making Dollars and Sense of the Value of Higher Education

    • by Shannon Lee, Jocelyn Milner, David Troutman, Karen Vance
    Abundant evidence documents that a college degree confers significant economic and non-economic value for individuals and society. Even so, there is a need to continue to improve methods and data sources to deepen analys...
    Read Moreabout: Making Dollars and Sense of the Value of Higher Education
  • Data Sources
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    • 09.23.21

    Data Sources for Post-Graduation Outcomes 

    • by Gary J. Aguayo and Jocelyn Milner
    Institutional researchers are experts at examining analytical patterns related to preparedness for college, access to admissions, enrollment, progress and retention, the learning experience, financial aid, gr...
    Read Moreabout: Data Sources for Post-Graduation Outcomes 
  • Evaluation of Stakeholder Data Literacy Skills
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 09.20.21

    Evaluation of Stakeholder Data Literacy Skills

    • by AIR
    Data literacy is the ability to read, work with, analyze, and communicate with data*. As data and analytics professionals, we depend on our stakeholders to have the necessary data literacy skills to consume and use the ...
    Read Moreabout: Evaluation of Stakeholder Data Literacy Skills
    • IPEDS IPEDS/NCES
    • 09.17.21

    New Version of DataLab Available

    • by AIR
    A new version of DataLab, including an updated and improved PowerStats, is now available. The new DataLab improves the ease-of-use and performance of PowerStats; incorporates the charting functions of QuickStats into Pow...
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    • 09.13.21

    New Best Colleges Unpublished Rankings and Excel Data Files Available From U.S. News

    • by AIR
    U.S. News is again providing, free of charge to any institutional researcher, Excel spreadsheets with ranking data that appear in the main rankings tables in the Best Colleges 2022 Edition guide book. These spreadsheets ...
    Read Moreabout: New Best Colleges Unpublished Rankings and Excel Data Files Available From U.S. News
    • IPEDS IPEDS/NCES
    • 09.10.21

    IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment

    • by AIR
    Suggestions from IPEDS Technical Review Panel #64, Meeting the Moment: Modernizing the IPEDS Admissions Survey Component” are currently open for comment. This TRP meeting was held on June 22 and 23, 2021, via video...
    Read Moreabout: IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment
  • Big Data on Campus 8.22.21
    • IR In The Know
    • 08.22.21

    From Education Next: Big Data on Campus: Putting Predictive Analytics to the Test

    • by AIR
    With increasing pressure on colleges and universities to raise completion rates, predictive analytics is being used to identify at-risk students. The authors of this article put six models to the test to find out if &ld...
    Read Moreabout: From Education Next: Big Data on Campus: Putting Predictive Analytics to the Test
  • Data Viz Tips
    • Featured
    • 08.19.21

    Data Visualization: Quick Tips

    • by Ozlem Kacira, Director of Reporting and Analytics Strategy, Analytics and Research (StAR), Pima Community College and Nicole Klassen, Senior Decision Support Analyst, Emory University;
    In this article we will be discussing the key aspects of creating effective dashboards that convey useful information and visualizing survey results.  Communicating quantitative and qualitative data in an easily dig...
    Read Moreabout: Data Visualization: Quick Tips
  • Data Visualization for Small Schools
    • Featured
    • 08.19.21

    Effective Data Visualization Strategies at Small Schools

    • by Tanisha C.S. Lewis, Data Analyst, Oakwood University and Jeffrey A. Simmons, Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, Mount St. Mary’s University
    The Data Visualization Challenge at Small Institutions Higher education institutions are seeing the value more and more in their data assets. Small universities need to make data informed decisions but face the challeng...
    Read Moreabout: Effective Data Visualization Strategies at Small Schools
  • Data Visualization
    • Featured
    • 08.19.21

    Tailoring Visualizations to Suit Your Audience

    • by Nicole Klassen, Emory University; Shabnam Mehra, University of South Florida; Liz Sanders, DePaul University; Jeffrey Simmons, Mount St. Mary’s University
    Introduction An effective visualization of data should be relevant to its intended audience and convey meaning. Readers make choices about what they spend time viewing and they won’t spend time reviewing a graphic...
    Read Moreabout: Tailoring Visualizations to Suit Your Audience
  • Congratulations, Scholarship Recipients!
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    • 08.17.21

    Congratulations, 2021 AIR Community College Scholarship Winners!

    • by eAIR
    AIR is pleased to provide scholarships that facilitate the professional growth and development of institutional research professionals. The Community College Scholarship supports early-career institutional res...
    Read Moreabout: Congratulations, 2021 AIR Community College Scholarship Winners!
  • Data Bite Office Leader Professional Development
    • National Survey Data Bite
    • 08.17.21

    Office Leader's Professional Development Activities

    • by eAIR
    Higher education changes quickly so professional development is critical to remain current and relevant. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we asked Office Leaders to identify the types of professional develo...
    Read Moreabout: Office Leader's Professional Development Activities
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