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Strategic Planning for Institutional Research Offices
Institutional research (IR) practitioners are often at the forefront of their campus’s strategic planning and monitoring efforts. Yet, IR departments may not have a strategic plan for their department. Strategic pl...Read Moreabout: Strategic Planning for Institutional Research Offices -
Institutional Research Community Calls for Delay in Reporting Requirements Implementation to U.S. Department of Education
The institutional research and institutional effectiveness (IR/IE) community has united to advocate for a delay in implementing the reporting requirements related to the Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Emp...Read Moreabout: Institutional Research Community Calls for Delay in Reporting Requirements Implementation to U.S. Department of Education -
2024 Federal Funding Bill Preserves Integrity of National Postsecondary Student Aid Study Data Collection
The 2024 federal funding bill released March 21, 2024, provides continuity and support for the integrity of national postsecondary student aid study data collection. The bill directs the Institute of Education Sciences (...Read Moreabout: 2024 Federal Funding Bill Preserves Integrity of National Postsecondary Student Aid Study Data Collection -
IR and AI
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is releasing content related to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the higher education, institutional research (IR), and institutional effect...Read Moreabout: IR and AI -
Challenge Issued—Let Your Voice Be Heard! Vote in the 2024 AIR Elections
“We do not have a government by the majority. We have a government by the majority who participate.” —Thomas Jefferson According to the Pew Research Center, voter turnout varies widely b...Read Moreabout: Challenge Issued—Let Your Voice Be Heard! Vote in the 2024 AIR Elections -
Trends in Higher Education and Their Implications for Institutional Research
The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes for higher education. Central to the changes was the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) in the already fast-moving digital transformation, reshaping the educational experience ...Read Moreabout: Trends in Higher Education and Their Implications for Institutional Research -
Embracing Evolution without Abandoning Our Identity
Dear Colleagues, Can you believe that we have already arrived at the end of the fall term? As the old saying goes, the days are long, but the years are short. Though cliché, it has also taken on greater meaning to...Read Moreabout: Embracing Evolution without Abandoning Our Identity -
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 -
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 -
A Look into the Year Ahead
Dear Colleagues, I hope the first few weeks of the semester have gone smoothly! In the last Board Corner, I wrote about the importance of taking stock, listening, and acting. Indeed, the Board of Directors (BOD) is meant...Read Moreabout: A Look into the Year Ahead -
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 -
Taking Stock, Listening, and Acting
I hope all of you have had an opportunity this summer to pause, reflect, and reenergize. The demands on our community are many, and the urgency surrounding our work seems stuck in a perpetual growth cycle. For those reas...Read Moreabout: Taking Stock, Listening, and Acting -
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 -
Building Capacity in Institutional Research Around the World: IR Grows Wider and Stronger Each Year
Data-informed decision making continues to be a focal point for higher education leaders around the world, and professionals who endeavor tasks related to institutional research continue to grow in many regions acros...Read Moreabout: Building Capacity in Institutional Research Around the World: IR Grows Wider and Stronger Each Year
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