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New AIR and Urban Institute Report Documents IR/IE Professionals' Experiences with the First ACTS Collection
A national study involving over 600 practitioners finds that the first ACTS cycle required substantial effort and raises concerns about data quality, while identifying specific ways to improve future collections. Last wi...Read Moreabout: New AIR and Urban Institute Report Documents IR/IE Professionals' Experiences with the First ACTS Collection -
AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups Opposing Proposed EDGAR Grant Rule
AIR has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and other higher education associations in a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposed changes to the Education Department General Administ...Read Moreabout: AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups Opposing Proposed EDGAR Grant Rule -
From Interest to Service: Introducing AIR’s Nominee Evaluation Guide
Every AIR leader begins somewhere. For some, it starts with a colleague recognizing their potential. For others, it begins with a personal decision to step forward, contribute to the profession, and serve a community tha...Read Moreabout: From Interest to Service: Introducing AIR’s Nominee Evaluation Guide -
AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups in Comments on Federal Accreditation Rule
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than a dozen other higher education associations in a comment letter on the U.S. Department of Education's prop...Read Moreabout: AIR Joins Higher Ed Groups in Comments on Federal Accreditation Rule -
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 -
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 -
AIR Publishes Guide to Higher Education Federal Earnings Data
Federal earnings data are playing an increasingly important role in higher education — in federal accountability policy, consumer information, research, and institutional decision-making. The new Student Tuition an...Read Moreabout: AIR Publishes Guide to Higher Education Federal Earnings Data -
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 -
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 -
AIR Joins 73 Higher Ed Groups Opposing OMB's Federal Grants Rule
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) has joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 72 other higher education associations in comments opposing the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) proposed rul...Read Moreabout: AIR Joins 73 Higher Ed Groups Opposing OMB's Federal Grants Rule