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Figure 1. Ethnicity Table The columns I used for the chart were Ethnicity, Georgia Percentage Positive, Georgia Percentage, and College Percentage (Figure 2). Excel 2016 is the software used to construct the chart. The ...

As we transition to a new academic year, let me extend well wishes for success. AIR leadership has several upcoming events that will require membership participation and engagement. Briefly, I would like to highlight two...

Now Available: U.S. News Best Colleges Unpublished Rankings and Excel Data Files U.S. News is again providing, at no cost to institutional researchers, Excel spreadsheets with ranking data that appear in the main ranking...

David Crook has retired as University Dean for Institutional Research and Assessment from the CUNY System Office. Tammie Cumming is now Associate Provost, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at CUNY ...

Keep current with the latest news from influential IR, assessment, and higher education journals. This edition of eAIR Journal News highlights The Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition call fo...

Dear Meihua: At my institution we are focusing more on student success as it relates to curriculum. I have heard about a “synergetic combo” and a “toxic combo.” Can you define those terms and disc...

eAIR spoke with Iryna Johnson, Associate Director for Analytics, Auburn University about the Forum call for proposals, attending the Forum for the first time, and the intrinsic value of AIR membership.   e...

“If you want to go fast you should go alone, but if you want to go far, you should go together.” – Source unknown. I am a strong believer in the power of collective action to achieve a common goal and t...

Have you ever wondered how the AIR Board of Directors (Board) and the staff of the Executive Office (EO) interact with one another and what they accomplish? The Board and EO have a symbiotic relationship that is based o...

It’s challenging to be the director of an IR office. How many staff should you have? What kinds of work should those staff do? What roles should those staff be in? This month, we look at the staff roles within an I...