July 2026 Issue
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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
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