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2023 AIR Award and Scholarship Recipients
Each year, AIR recognizes and celebrates individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the association and the profession through their leadership, service, and scholarship. AIR is also pleased ...Read Moreabout: 2023 AIR Award and Scholarship Recipients -
Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership
Talking about the dataConsider the following two quotes. The first reflects the purposes of traditional learning outcomes assessment:“Assessment asks the question regarding what students know and how they came to k...Read Moreabout: Learning Analytics and Learning Outcome Assessment: A Viable Partnership -
What a Coffee Cup Can Teach Us About IR
Many years ago, at a former institution, I was in a back room deciding which countless old files could be discarded to make room for new ones. I was a new hire and eagerly used this time to learn some institutional histo...Read Moreabout: What a Coffee Cup Can Teach Us About IR -
Reimagining the Carnegie Classifications: A Q&A
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced in February 2022 that they would partner on reimagining the Carnegie Classifications. As part of that agreemen...Read Moreabout: Reimagining the Carnegie Classifications: A Q&A -
The AIR Forum Approaches Followed by a Summer of Activities
Greetings! As you read this you may be on your way to the 63rd annual Forum in Cleveland. I’m sure we will have a great time filled with many productive learning events, time to catch up with colleagues, and opport...Read Moreabout: The AIR Forum Approaches Followed by a Summer of Activities -
Strategic Analytics and Its Applications in University Decision Making
What Is Strategic Analytics?Strategic analytics is a relatively new concept for institutional research and effectiveness in higher education. Currently, a small number of universities have adopted “strategic analyt...Read Moreabout: Strategic Analytics and Its Applications in University Decision Making -
People Are the Heart of AIR
I remember well my first AIR Forum. The year was 1997 and the Forum was in Orlando. I was relatively new to institutional research (IR), and the convergence of so many IR people at the national meeting was both exhilarat...Read Moreabout: People Are the Heart of AIR -
CUPA-HR Employee Retention Survey Opens April 10
Mark your calendar: The 2023 CUPA-HR Employee Retention Survey, which opens on April 10, 2023, will collect responses from staff employees (not faculty) who work in all sectors of higher education on timely topics such a...Read Moreabout: CUPA-HR Employee Retention Survey Opens April 10 -
Revised Federal Race/Ethnicity Categories: Comment Period Closes April 12
The period for submitting comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on its proposed revisions to statistical standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data closes April 12. Additional comment...Read Moreabout: Revised Federal Race/Ethnicity Categories: Comment Period Closes April 12 -
More Than Our Rank: A New Initiative to Commit to Responsible Assessment Practices
Over the last five years, the International Network of Research Management Societies’ (INORMS) Research Evaluation Group has been working hard to develop new frameworks for assessment and evaluation of research...Read Moreabout: More Than Our Rank: A New Initiative to Commit to Responsible Assessment Practices