Recent News

We’ve explored the number of professional IR staff in IR offices in previous Data Bites. This month, we'll look at the types of staff involved.  Based on what we learned from the 2016 National Survey...

In June, we explored the "personality" of IR Offices by sector and found that offices at public 4-year institutions were more likely to have broad responsibilities while private, not-for-profit, 4-year institutions were ...

October 12, 2017 – The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released new data today that provide a more comprehensive look at the proportion of college students who successfully complete a post...

AIR has been following the news about the recent natural disasters that occurred over the last week. To our colleagues who have been directly affected by Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the earthquakes i...

Every U.S. postsecondary institution that awards federal financial aid must submit data to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as part of the Integrated Postsecondary ...

AIR's Executive Director & CEO, Christine Keller, is quoted in this article, which asks: Can institutional researchers help colleges prove their value? Find out by visiting The Chronicle of Higher Education...

In this article (part of a series), AIR is mentioned as providing a "forum for professionals doing this work to discuss common concerns, stay on top of trends, share data as well as best practices, and post position...

In recent days, we have followed the news of Harvey’s destructive path. To our colleagues who have been directly affected by the storm, know that our thoughts are with you during this challenging time. Words cannot...

The Statement of Aspirational Practice for Institutional Research calls for intentional building and support of the institutional research function—the collection of data users and producers across an ins...

Tallahassee, Fla. – (July 13, 2017) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) announced today a new volume from Stylus Publishing, co-published with AIR and AAC&U. The n...