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Volunteering Our Time for Service to AIR
Have you ever thought about volunteering for AIR and, instead of pushing the submit button on the application, you instead took a step back and said, “Nope, not this year.”? We have all been at points in our...Read Moreabout: Volunteering Our Time for Service to AIR -
Managing a Small IR Office Effectively through Non-traditional Approaches
In January 2017, I moved from a medium IR office to a one-person office; specifically, from Office of Institutional Research and Planning at The Ohio State University, to the one and only IR role for the College of Arts ...Read Moreabout: Managing a Small IR Office Effectively through Non-traditional Approaches -
All I Want for Christmas Is a DMS
During the beginning of September when I was a child, I could count on two things with certainty. First was the start of the new school year. Second was the arrival of the much-anticipated Sears and Roebuck’s annua...Read Moreabout: All I Want for Christmas Is a DMS -
In Memoriam: Jim Montgomery
The AIR community mourns the loss of James “Jim” Riley Montgomery, who was a pioneer in the field of IR and served as Director of Institutional Research at University of Tennessee followed by Virginia Tech. H...Read Moreabout: In Memoriam: Jim Montgomery -
Postsecondary Data Partnership: AIR Call for Educators
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) seeks applications for Educators to contribute to our professional development and training programs in support of the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Postsecondary D...Read Moreabout: Postsecondary Data Partnership: AIR Call for Educators -
Help Shape Our Shared Future – Submit an AIR Leadership Nomination By October 22
As fall sets in, we begin another year focusing on the myriad of tasks before us. But let me draw your attention to an important announcement - AIR has opened nominations for the 2024-2025 AIR Board of Directors an...Read Moreabout: Help Shape Our Shared Future – Submit an AIR Leadership Nomination By October 22 -
AIR Releases 2022–2023 Annual Report
Published on September 8, 2023, the 2022–2023 AIR annual report details the association’s work over the past year. The AIR Board of Directors and AIR Staff remain committed to supporting, connecting, and empo...Read Moreabout: AIR Releases 2022–2023 Annual Report -
The Corny Truth about IR
Have you ever seen a large corn field or tried to find your way out of a corn maze? With so much corn, it is often difficult to identify a reference point to find your way out.Much like a large field where you can easily...Read Moreabout: The Corny Truth about IR -
Exploring Whole Student Success: IR and Student Affairs Offices Collaborate
Over the past 10 years, the Office of Institutional Research at Case Western Reserve University has built partnerships across student-facing offices, bringing out the best in both student affairs and Institutional Resear...Read Moreabout: Exploring Whole Student Success: IR and Student Affairs Offices Collaborate -
2023 AIR Award and Scholarship Recipients
Each year, AIR recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the association and the profession through their leadership, service, and scholarship. AIR is also pleased ...Read Moreabout: 2023 AIR Award and Scholarship Recipients -
Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership
Talking about the dataConsider the following two quotes. The first reflects the purposes of traditional learning outcomes assessment:“Assessment asks the question regarding what students know and how they came to k...Read Moreabout: Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership -
What a Coffee Cup Can Teach Us About IR
Many years ago, at a former institution, I was in a back room deciding which countless old files could be discarded to make room for new ones. I was a new hire and eagerly used this time to learn some institutional histo...Read Moreabout: What a Coffee Cup Can Teach Us About IR -
Reimagining the Carnegie Classifications: A Q&A
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced in February 2022 that they would partner on reimagining the Carnegie Classifications. As part of that agreemen...Read Moreabout: Reimagining the Carnegie Classifications: A Q&A -
The AIR Forum Approaches Followed by a Summer of Activities
Greetings! As you read this you may be on your way to the 63rd annual Forum in Cleveland. I’m sure we will have a great time filled with many productive learning events, time to catch up with colleagues, and opport...Read Moreabout: The AIR Forum Approaches Followed by a Summer of Activities -
Strategic Analytics and Its Applications in University Decision Making
What Is Strategic Analytics?Strategic analytics is a relatively new concept for institutional research and effectiveness in higher education. Currently, a small number of universities have adopted “strategic analyt...Read Moreabout: Strategic Analytics and Its Applications in University Decision Making -
People Are the Heart of AIR
I remember well my first AIR Forum. The year was 1997 and the Forum was in Orlando. I was relatively new to institutional research (IR), and the convergence of so many IR people at the national meeting was both exhilarat...Read Moreabout: People Are the Heart of AIR -
CUPA-HR Employee Retention Survey Opens April 10
Mark your calendar: The 2023 CUPA-HR Employee Retention Survey, which opens on April 10, 2023, will collect responses from staff employees (not faculty) who work in all sectors of higher education on timely topics such a...Read Moreabout: CUPA-HR Employee Retention Survey Opens April 10 -
Revised Federal Race/Ethnicity Categories: Comment Period Closes April 12
The period for submitting comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on its proposed revisions to statistical standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data closes April 12. Additional comment...Read Moreabout: Revised Federal Race/Ethnicity Categories: Comment Period Closes April 12 -
More Than Our Rank: A New Initiative to Commit to Responsible Assessment Practices
Over the last five years, the International Network of Research Management Societies’ (INORMS) Research Evaluation Group has been working hard to develop new frameworks for assessment and evaluation of research...Read Moreabout: More Than Our Rank: A New Initiative to Commit to Responsible Assessment Practices -
What Percentage of IR Offices Have Sufficient Resources?
Successful IR/IE offices require sufficient hardware, software, space, and staff to operate efficiently. So, what percentage of offices have these resources? We asked office leaders to assess the adequacy of office resou...Read Moreabout: What Percentage of IR Offices Have Sufficient Resources?