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Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics
From the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we learned that 19% of staff time was devoted to conducting basic analytics (e.g., descriptive statistics). But what about advanced analytics (e.g., predictive analytics)?...Read Moreabout: Percentage of Staff Time Devoted to Advanced Analytics -
Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Collecting Information on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Dear eAIR: What are the emerging trends and best practices for collecting information on gender identity and sexual orientation? First and foremost, trends and best practices should be considered in the context of your c...Read Moreabout: Emerging Trends and Best Practices for Collecting Information on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation -
Come on and Zoom! 15 Time- and Reputation-Saving Zoom Hacks
“I have a Zoom call at 3, so make sure you only enter my office if it is an emergency AND you are fully dressed.” A little less than a year ago, at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were talking a...Read Moreabout: Come on and Zoom! 15 Time- and Reputation-Saving Zoom Hacks -
Diversity of Institution Respondents
IR Offices and U.S. institutions comes in all sizes and types, so finding relevant benchmarking data on IR Offices can be challenging. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, there were 543 U.S. IR Offices who com...Read Moreabout: Diversity of Institution Respondents -
IR's Role in Supporting Regional Economies: Interview with Arizona Commerce Authority Official
Amid the ongoing pandemic and the associated economic impacts, higher education has a key role supporting our regional economies. To hear some perspectives on how institutional research can help, we connected with Shawn ...Read Moreabout: IR's Role in Supporting Regional Economies: Interview with Arizona Commerce Authority Official
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