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    • 08.06.26

    New test news Aug 2026

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    • Featured STATS
    • 06.30.26

    Test July 23, 2026

    • by AIR
    But backdating to test to June 30Operational Principles for AI-Assisted AnalysisVerify Data Governance, Security and Compliance Before Uploading: Never upload sensitive institutional data into public or non-enterprise AI...
    Read Moreabout: Test July 23, 2026
  • Partnering
    • Featured
    • 06.29.26

    Partnering for Impact: IR, Student Success, and Academic Advising

    • by Christina Downey, Tradara McLaurine, Rishika Samala, Stefano Fiorini, Gina Deom, Ram Marupudi
    Introduction: Data as a practical guide for student supportHigher education institutions now have access to far more timely and actionable student data than even a decade ago. The challenge is no longer whether informati...
    Read Moreabout: Partnering for Impact: IR, Student Success, and Academic Advising
  • AI
    • Featured
    • 06.29.26

    From Frustrating to Useful: Getting Better Answers from AI

    • by Hilary Carter
    Have you tried using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, or Gemini, and been underwhelmed? You might have found the responses generic, hallucinatory, or unusable without significant rewriting. Did you know most la...
    Read Moreabout: From Frustrating to Useful: Getting Better Answers from AI
  • Brandon Signorino
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    • 06.25.26

    Get to Know Our Community: Brandon Signorino

    • by AIR
    I am part of a team of five folks at Butler; each of us has certain areas we focus on. My primary areas of responsibility include internal employee data (both staff and faculty) along with any external reporting based on...
    Read Moreabout: Get to Know Our Community: Brandon Signorino
  • Strategy
    • Featured
    • 05.22.26

    Developing a Data Strategy for Your Institution: Steps for Best Practice

    • by Sonia Schaible Brandon
    In today’s rapidly changing higher education landscape, making decisions grounded in accurate, timely data is essential. Competition for enrollment, scrutiny of outcomes and student ROI, budget constraints, regulat...
    Read Moreabout: Developing a Data Strategy for Your Institution: Steps for Best Practice
    • Featured
    • 05.22.26

    Using Tableau Data Management to Simplify Ongoing Processes

    • by Steve Graunke and Serhan Ali al-Serhan
    Data Management is a suite of features designed to help organizations manage Tableau content and data assets within Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud environments. As of September 16, 2024, Data Management is integrated i...
    Read Moreabout: Using Tableau Data Management to Simplify Ongoing Processes
  • AIR Awards
    • 05.22.26

    Celebrating Excellence: Honoring AIR’s 2026 Award Recipients

    • by AIR
    Each year, AIR recognizes individuals whose scholarship, leadership, and service have advanced the field of institutional research and strengthened the community that supports it. These honors carry particular significan...
    Read Moreabout: Celebrating Excellence: Honoring AIR’s 2026 Award Recipients
  • STATS
    • STATS
    • 05.22.26

    AIR Submits Comments on Proposed STATS and Earnings Accountability Framework

    • by AIR
    AIR recently submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell, including...
    Read Moreabout: AIR Submits Comments on Proposed STATS and Earnings Accountability Framework
    • Featured
    • 05.22.26

    AIR Announces the Edward L. Delaney, Jr. Rising Star Award & Scholarship

    • by AIR
     The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is pleased to announce the renaming of the AIR Rising Star Award as the Edward L. Delaney, Jr. Rising Star Award & Scholarship. This designation honors the life,...
    Read Moreabout: AIR Announces the Edward L. Delaney, Jr. Rising Star Award & Scholarship
  • ACTS
    • ACTS
    • 05.21.26

    Share Your Experience: National Study on ACTS Implementation Now Open

    • by AIR
    AIR, in partnership with the Urban Institute, invites Institutional Research and Effectiveness professionals to participate in a national study examining how colleges and universities are responding to the Admissions Con...
    Read Moreabout: Share Your Experience: National Study on ACTS Implementation Now Open
  • ACTS
    • Advocacy and Policy
    • 04.24.26

    Massachusetts Court Blocks ACTS Deadline Enforcement for Certain Institutions

    • by AIR
    A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction affecting ACTS reporting deadlines for a subset of institutions. Based on the April 24 ruling:The Department of Education may not enforce any...
    Read Moreabout: Massachusetts Court Blocks ACTS Deadline Enforcement for Certain Institutions
    • Featured
    • 04.24.26

    Agentic AI Development in Higher Education and Implications for Institutional Research

    • by Henry Y. Zheng, Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning and Matthew Hoolsema, Director of Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Carnegie Mellon University
    Introduction: Agentic AI as the Next Frontier of AI DevelopmentArtificial intelligence is advancing quickly, and many IR/IE practitioners and data analytics professionals may feel as though the ground is shifting beneath...
    Read Moreabout: Agentic AI Development in Higher Education and Implications for Institutional Research
    • Featured
    • 04.24.26

    Sustainable Documentation in Institutional Research: Practical Strategies for Busy Offices

    • by Lanlan Mu, Data Analyst Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Planning University of Mississippi
    When Institutional Knowledge Walks Out the DoorIn many institutional research offices, crucial knowledge lives primarily in the memories of individual staff. Institutional knowledge includes not only technical details&md...
    Read Moreabout: Sustainable Documentation in Institutional Research: Practical Strategies for Busy Offices
    • Featured
    • 04.24.26

    AIR and Urban Institute Launch National Study on ACTS Implementation

    • by AIR
    The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the Urban Institute are partnering on a national study examining how colleges and universities are implementing the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (AC...
    Read Moreabout: AIR and Urban Institute Launch National Study on ACTS Implementation
  • Osundwa Wanjera
    • Special Feature / Interview
    • 04.23.26

    Get to Know Our Community: Osundwa F. Wanjera

    • by AIR
    My interest in institutional research emerged from a broader engagement with economics and public policy, particularly questions related to access, equity, and outcomes in education. I was initially drawn to understandin...
    Read Moreabout: Get to Know Our Community: Osundwa F. Wanjera
  • News
    • Colleague News
    • 04.22.26

    Colleague News

    • by AIR
    Sam Michalowski Ph.D. is now Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning at Fairleigh Dickinson University following his service in the role on an interim basis.Celebrate achievements, prom...
    Read Moreabout: Colleague News
    • 04.22.26

    A Moment of Transition for IPEDS: Honoring RTI’s Service, Looking Ahead

    • by Christine M. Keller, AIR Executive Director & CEO
    From LinkedIn Some in the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) community may not have seen that the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) contract was awarded to a new contractor—AEM C...
    Read Moreabout: A Moment of Transition for IPEDS: Honoring RTI’s Service, Looking Ahead
  • STATS
    • STATS
    • 04.21.26

    U.S. Department of Education Releases Proposed STATS Accountability Rule

    • by AIR
    On April 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a new federal framework for higher education program accountability. The proposal would establish the Stu...
    Read Moreabout: U.S. Department of Education Releases Proposed STATS Accountability Rule
  • ACTS
    • Advocacy and Policy
    • 04.13.26

    Federal Court Extends ACTS Deadlines for Additional Institutions to April 24

    • by AIR
    A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a new temporary restraining order (TRO) on April 13, 2026, further extending the ACTS reporting deadline to April 24, 2026, for a define...
    Read Moreabout: Federal Court Extends ACTS Deadlines for Additional Institutions to April 24
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