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The Trouble with Inconsistent or Incorrect Data: A Higher Education Perspective
Data governance structures in higher education can lead to a lack of understanding of the value of data within an institution. According to the most recent American College President Study, college and un...Read Moreabout: The Trouble with Inconsistent or Incorrect Data: A Higher Education Perspective -
Average FTE by Staff Role
We are often asked, "How many staff should our IR/IE office have?" In the 2018 AIR National Survey of Institutional Research Offices, we asked Office Leaders to provide the average staff FTE per type of staff role (see b...Read Moreabout: Average FTE by Staff Role -
Infographics as an Alternative
While the office routinely uses Tableau dashboards to share data with the campus community, there are also projects where an infographic may be a more visually compelling alternative. The office has invested in two tools...Read Moreabout: Infographics as an Alternative -
Leading and Managing During COVID-19
Sudden change and its impact on the way we go about business highlight existing challenges and yet can give rise to new opportunities, too. Learn MoreRead Moreabout: Leading and Managing During COVID-19 -
Using Images as Data Points in Excel Column Charts
There are many features in Microsoft Excel that go unnoticed. One of these features allows you to add flair to your data visualization with relative ease. When creating column charts in Excel, we often utilize the defaul...Read Moreabout: Using Images as Data Points in Excel Column Charts -
Colleague News
Debbie Dailey retired as Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Birmingham-Southern College. Read more about her accomplishments by viewing her 2020 AIR Outstanding Service Award profile.  ...Read Moreabout: Colleague News -
Let’s Get Connected!
In these uncertain times you should know that you are not alone. Whether your concerns center around the pandemic, financial constraints, enrollment matters, or social unrest, AIR is here to support you and your work. As...Read Moreabout: Let’s Get Connected! -
Data Governance: An Implementation Checklist
One of my favorite books is “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande. In this book, Dr. Gawande explains that in our ever-changing world, many processes are complicated with inter-co...Read Moreabout: Data Governance: An Implementation Checklist -
IR’s Role in Promoting a Data-Driven Culture
Whether beginning a new position or continuing in an established one, data and information expectations for Institutional Research (IR) offices continue to expand at an accelerated pace. Open source availability of tools...Read Moreabout: IR’s Role in Promoting a Data-Driven Culture -
Excel Data from U.S. News
New Best Colleges Unpublished Rankings and Excel Data Files Available from U.S. News U.S. News is again providing, free of charge to any institutional researcher, Excel spreadsheets with ranking data that appear in the m...Read Moreabout: Excel Data from U.S. News