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New Federal Data Highlights the Success of More College Students
October 12, 2017 – The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released new data today that provide a more comprehensive look at the proportion of college students who successfully complete a post...Read Moreabout: New Federal Data Highlights the Success of More College Students -
Support for Colleagues Affected by Maria, Earthquakes
AIR has been following the news about the recent natural disasters that occurred over the last week. To our colleagues who have been directly affected by Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the earthquakes i...Read Moreabout: Support for Colleagues Affected by Maria, Earthquakes -
Data Bite September 2017
Every U.S. postsecondary institution that awards federal financial aid must submit data to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as part of the Integrated Postsecondary ...Read Moreabout: Data Bite September 2017 -
Higher Ed’s Data Experts Face a Crossroads
AIR's Executive Director & CEO, Christine Keller, is quoted in this article, which asks: Can institutional researchers help colleges prove their value? Find out by visiting The Chronicle of Higher Education...Read Moreabout: Higher Ed’s Data Experts Face a Crossroads -
From Doctoral Study to … Institutional Research
In this article (part of a series), AIR is mentioned as providing a "forum for professionals doing this work to discuss common concerns, stay on top of trends, share data as well as best practices, and post position...Read Moreabout: From Doctoral Study to … Institutional Research -
Support for those Affected by Harvey
In recent days, we have followed the news of Harvey’s destructive path. To our colleagues who have been directly affected by the storm, know that our thoughts are with you during this challenging time. Words cannot...Read Moreabout: Support for those Affected by Harvey -
Data Bite August 2017
The Statement of Aspirational Practice for Institutional Research calls for intentional building and support of the institutional research function—the collection of data users and producers across an ins...Read Moreabout: Data Bite August 2017 -
AIR Announces Release of New Book from Stylus Publishing, Co-published with AIR and AACU
Tallahassee, Fla. – (July 13, 2017) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) announced today a new volume from Stylus Publishing, co-published with AIR and AAC&U. The n...Read Moreabout: AIR Announces Release of New Book from Stylus Publishing, Co-published with AIR and AACU -
Data Bite June 2017
The National Survey of IR Offices report (page 7) grouped IR offices into three “personalities:” Broad (offices with broad portfolios of work for which they are responsible, 27% of offices), Fo...Read Moreabout: Data Bite June 2017 -
Data Bite May 2017
Access to data is the foundation of a data-informed decision culture. However, some IR Offices report limited or restricted access to a number of institutional data sets that might prove valuable in researching...Read Moreabout: Data Bite May 2017 -
Data Bite April 2017
Institutional research should impact every unit at an institution. But, are some units more likely to use IR than others? According to results from the National Survey of IR Offices, there are certain units more lik...Read Moreabout: Data Bite April 2017 -
Data Bite March 2017
What does the profile of the average Director of IR look like? Results from the National Survey of IR Offices, in combination with AIR’s membership data, show that the average IR Director is 50 years...Read Moreabout: Data Bite March 2017 -
AIR Announces New Executive Director
Tallahassee, Fla. – (February 23, 2017) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christine M. Keller as Executive Director ...Read Moreabout: AIR Announces New Executive Director -
Data Bite February 2017
Last spring, we explored the FTE of the director and professional IR staff and found a correlation between FTE and student enrollment. This month, we go a step further and disaggregate those data by institutional se...Read Moreabout: Data Bite February 2017 -
Data Bite November 2016
Last month, we discussed the location of funding for the IR Office. This month, we’ll delve a little deeper into the budget of the IR Office. In the National Survey of IR Offices, we asked respondents for the ...Read Moreabout: Data Bite November 2016 -
Data Bite October 2016
We’re going to explore the financial resources of the IR Office over the next few Data Bite articles. This month, we’ll look at the location of the financial resources that support the IR Office. ...Read Moreabout: Data Bite October 2016 -
AIR Selects Executive Director Search Firm
Tallahassee, Fla. – (September 18, 2016) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR), announced today the selection of AGB Search to conduct the search for the next AIR Executive Director. Since t...Read Moreabout: AIR Selects Executive Director Search Firm -
Data Bite September 2016
In last month’s Data Bite, we learned that 51 percent of Offices of IR are located within the division of the Provost/Chief Academic Officer and 26 percent are located within the division of the President/Chief Exe...Read Moreabout: Data Bite September 2016 -
IR Summit
FHI 360 Conference Center, Washington, DC Institutional research was featured on the national stage at the recent IR Summit in Washington, DC. On March 9, 2016, the Association for Institutional Research invited 70 posts...Read Moreabout: IR Summit -
Data Bite August 2016
In which division is your Office of IR primarily located? We find that 77% of public or private, not-for-profit institutions are located within the Provost/Chief Academic Officer division (51%) or in the President/CEO di...Read Moreabout: Data Bite August 2016