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Integrating Thick Data Into Our Work
eAIR recently caught up with Tricia Wang to talk about integrating thick data into the work of higher education professionals. Tricia, a global tech ethnographer who began her career as a documentary ...Read Moreabout: Integrating Thick Data Into Our Work -
Analytics Serve Important Role for Analysis, Benchmarking
eAIR recently spoke with Laura Bageant, AVP Data & Analytics, University of North Carolina System, about data, analytics, and using dashboards for data analysis and benchmarking. eAIR: As someone who didn't...Read Moreabout: Analytics Serve Important Role for Analysis, Benchmarking -
Data Collection Project: State Performance-Based Funding Policies
eAIR spoke with Robert Kelchen, Assistant Professor, Education Leadership, Management, and Policy, Seton Hall University, about a new grant that will study the effects of variations in performance-based funding poli...Read Moreabout: Data Collection Project: State Performance-Based Funding Policies -
Insights on Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy-making Act of 2018
Thanks to Tasha Dannenbring, Director of Assessment and Institutional Research, South Dakota Board of Regents, for providing the original idea and background for this article. The Foundations for Evidence-Based...Read Moreabout: Insights on Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy-making Act of 2018 -
New Year, New Technology
eAIR recently spoke with Robinson Neidhardt, AIR Strategy Director of Technology, about the new website and user portal (as of January 2019), including what went on behind the scenes of this massive undertaking and ...Read Moreabout: New Year, New Technology -
The Institutional Factbook
Nearly two decades ago, as a faculty member coordinating a major, I was referred to the factbook when looking for metrics for a five-year program review. Trying to understand the graduation rate and retention rate that I...Read Moreabout: The Institutional Factbook -
Members Find Value In AIR Membership, Look to the Future
Networking and education are key to helping data and analytics professionals become and remain relevant in the field of institutional research (IR), especially when those opportunities are offered through a professional ...Read Moreabout: Members Find Value In AIR Membership, Look to the Future -
New Data, New Possibilities: Benchmarking With NCES Sample Surveys
With the recent release of the 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16) by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a common question posed by institutional researchers—especially tho...Read Moreabout: New Data, New Possibilities: Benchmarking With NCES Sample Surveys