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Running Effective Meetings, Avoiding Pitfalls
Dear Mary Ann: I have been asked to run weekly meetings with other units on how we’re using data and analytics to improve student programs. How can I run effective meetings with various stakeholders in the room, s...Read Moreabout: Running Effective Meetings, Avoiding Pitfalls -
Curriculum Design and Student Success
Dear Meihua: At my institution we are focusing more on student success as it relates to curriculum. I have heard about a “synergetic combo” and a “toxic combo.” Can you define those terms and disc...Read Moreabout: Curriculum Design and Student Success -
Establishing an IR Department
Dear Mike: I am working as a faculty member and part-time IR practitioner at a small, private liberal arts college. Our board of directors has determined that we need an actual IR department and I am tasked with developi...Read Moreabout: Establishing an IR Department -
Using Self-service Data to Inform Decision Making
Dear Ron: We are implementing efforts to better push self-service data to our users. Do you have tips or advice on how they might use the data to inform decision making? I’m glad you asked! That is a question that ...Read Moreabout: Using Self-service Data to Inform Decision Making -
NSLVE Student Voting Data
Dear Nancy: I heard that you changed who at an institution will receive NSLVE reports and that IR directors are now one of three report recipients. Can you tell me about the history of NSLVE, which institutions participa...Read Moreabout: NSLVE Student Voting Data -
Analytics Highlight Actionable Insights to Inform Decisions
Dear Timothy: In my office we have recently been discussing how analytics is changing IR. Some see it as getting too much into the weeds and one coworker said it felt like we were "telling people what to do." ...Read Moreabout: Analytics Highlight Actionable Insights to Inform Decisions -
IR Professionals Do More Than Just Pull Data
Dear Bill: I’ve noticed that leaders on many campuses perceive IR as being “too busy” to conduct the kinds of studies needed to understand the effectiveness of certain programs. Others might just percei...Read Moreabout: IR Professionals Do More Than Just Pull Data -
Strategies for Managing Up
Dear Deborah: I’ve just been promoted to a middle management position. I want to solidify my relationship with my director as well as my subordinates. Can you share some strategies for managing up? First off, cong...Read Moreabout: Strategies for Managing Up -
Graduate Student Retention and Graduation Rates
Dear Suzanne: Why should we pay attention to graduate student retention and graduation rates? When considering how to answer this question, I looked at two overall questions: First, how do institutions handle graduate st...Read Moreabout: Graduate Student Retention and Graduation Rates -
Using Qualitative Sampling to Your Advantage
Ask eAIR invites questions from AIR members about the work of institutional research, careers in the field, and other broad topics that resonate with a large cross-section of readers. If you are interested in writing an ...Read Moreabout: Using Qualitative Sampling to Your Advantage -
Data Governance Council: Guiding Principles
Ask eAIR invites questions from AIR members about the work of institutional research, careers in the field, and other broad topics that resonate with a large cross-section of readers. If you are interested in writing an ...Read Moreabout: Data Governance Council: Guiding Principles