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Behind the Missing FVT/GE Data: What We’re Hearing from Practitioners
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that more than 1,900 institutions have not reported or have underreported data required under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) regulatio...Read Moreabout: Behind the Missing FVT/GE Data: What We’re Hearing from Practitioners -
Taming the IR/IE Queue: What Works and What Doesn’t
The Challenge If you search through a bookstore, a video tutorial library, or your favorite search engine for ideas on being more productive, you will find more content than you could possibly digest. I know this be...Read Moreabout: Taming the IR/IE Queue: What Works and What Doesn’t -
Less Frustration, More Concentration: 5 Quick Tips for Excel
Excel is a core tool for Institutional Research and Effectiveness (IR/IE) offices, but small friction points may disrupt your concentration and break your workflow. As it’s easy to miss useful features amongst the ...Read Moreabout: Less Frustration, More Concentration: 5 Quick Tips for Excel -
Get to Know Our Community: Allyson Meyers
For me, the most rewarding part of IR is seeing the direct, real-world impact data has on student success initiatives and support programs—especially those serving diverse and marginalized students. Some of my favo...Read Moreabout: Get to Know Our Community: Allyson Meyers -
AIR Urges NCES to Treat IPEDS Data Quality as a Shared Responsibility
On August 14, AIR submitted comments on IPEDS Technical Review Panel (TRP) #72, urging NCES to recognize that high-quality IPEDS data depend on both strong institutional practices and federal reporting processes that set...Read Moreabout: AIR Urges NCES to Treat IPEDS Data Quality as a Shared Responsibility -
IPEDS Technical Review Panel Releases Data Quality Recommendations; Public Comments Open Through August 14
A summary of the latest IPEDS Technical Review Panel (TRP 72), IPEDS Data Quality: Practices, Strategies, and Structures to Support High-Quality Submissions, is now available for public review. The comment period remains...Read Moreabout: IPEDS Technical Review Panel Releases Data Quality Recommendations; Public Comments Open Through August 14 -
Data and Using AI for Analysis: What to Do and What to Keep in Mind
A practical guide for researchers and Institutional Research (IR) professionals navigating the AI-assisted analysis landscapeAs universities increasingly provide access to large language models (LLMs) for faculty, studen...Read Moreabout: Data and Using AI for Analysis: What to Do and What to Keep in Mind -
From Members to Leaders
Every year, Association for Institutional Research (AIR) members are encouraged to nominate themselves or a colleague for leadership opportunities. Yet many members hesitate—not because they lack the qualifications...Read Moreabout: From Members to Leaders -
Designing Your AI Co-Analyst: Principles for a Trusted Qualitative Analysis Workflow
Qualitative analysis remains one of the most time-consuming tasks in institutional research. Generative AI tools can quickly synthesize large volumes of open-ended responses, but many IR professionals are understandably ...Read Moreabout: Designing Your AI Co-Analyst: Principles for a Trusted Qualitative Analysis Workflow -
Ready or Not, Start a Data Glossary
Counting students at an institution sounds simple—until you actually try to do it. That’s what I thought when I started my Institutional Research (IR) career. I quickly learned just how many ways a “stu...Read Moreabout: Ready or Not, Start a Data Glossary -
Get to Know Our Community: Arun Sharma
I work at the Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development as the Reporting and Systems Manager. I help our community make data-driven decisions including implementing new technological infrastructure a...Read Moreabout: Get to Know Our Community: Arun Sharma -
Holistic Census Reporting: A Data Strategy in Five Acts
The 2020s have been transformative for Institutional Research (IR). In previous decades, training an IR analyst to support the fall enrollment census alone may have covered 80% of the job. Today, term snapshots are no lo...Read Moreabout: Holistic Census Reporting: A Data Strategy in Five Acts -
FSA Updates NSLDS Professional Access for OBBBA Implementation
Institutions preparing for the 2026 Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) reporting cycle will encounter several important reporting changes as the U.S. Department of Education implements provision...Read Moreabout: FSA Updates NSLDS Professional Access for OBBBA Implementation -
Partnering for Impact: IR, Student Success, and Academic Advising
Introduction: Data as a practical guide for student supportHigher education institutions now have access to far more timely and actionable student data than even a decade ago. The challenge is no longer whether informati...Read Moreabout: Partnering for Impact: IR, Student Success, and Academic Advising -
From Frustrating to Useful: Getting Better Answers from AI
Have you tried using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Gemini, and been underwhelmed? You might have found the responses generic, hallucinatory, or unusable without significant rewriting. Did you know most la...Read Moreabout: From Frustrating to Useful: Getting Better Answers from AI -
From AIR Forum to the Future
A month out from AIR Forum, I am still drawing on the many takeaways from presentations and conversations, sharing them across my campus and beyond. Being at Forum this year, especially in Washington D.C., has never felt...Read Moreabout: From AIR Forum to the Future -
Get to Know Our Community: Brandon Signorino
I am part of a team of five folks at Butler; each of us has certain areas we focus on. My primary areas of responsibility include internal employee data (both staff and faculty) along with any external reporting based on...Read Moreabout: Get to Know Our Community: Brandon Signorino -
Developing a Data Strategy for Your Institution: Steps for Best Practice
In today’s rapidly changing higher education landscape, making decisions grounded in accurate, timely data is essential. Competition for enrollment, scrutiny of outcomes and student ROI, budget constraints, regulat...Read Moreabout: Developing a Data Strategy for Your Institution: Steps for Best Practice -
Using Tableau Data Management to Simplify Ongoing Processes
Data Management is a suite of features designed to help organizations manage Tableau content and data assets within Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments. As of September 16, 2024, Data Management is integrated i...Read Moreabout: Using Tableau Data Management to Simplify Ongoing Processes -
Celebrating Excellence: Honoring AIR’s 2026 Award Recipients
Each year, AIR recognizes individuals whose scholarship, leadership, and service have advanced the field of institutional research and strengthened the community that supports it. These honors carry particular significan...Read Moreabout: Celebrating Excellence: Honoring AIR’s 2026 Award Recipients
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