This Week In IPEDS (TWII)

1. OMB Opens 30-day Comment Period on IPEDS Changes for 2022-23 Through 2024-25

See the Federal Register posting [Federal Register Volume 87, Number 105, Pages 33140-33141] opening the 30-day public comment period on the request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for changes to the IPEDS Collection years 2022-23 through 2024-25. Details on the proposed changes can be found in the Supporting Documents posted on the reginfo.gov website at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202202-1850-008. A summary of the proposed changes can be found by selecting the link to "View Supporting Statement and Other Documents." Proposed survey component forms and instructions can be found by selecting the link to "View Information Collection (IC) List."

Comments should be submitted through the reginfo.gov site linked above and are due by July 1, 2022.

Below is a summary of revisions/changes based on comments received during the 60-day public comment period. Note that this is NOT the complete list of changes, but only the modifications made to the original list of proposed changes.

• The proposed gender question has been revised, replacing ‘Gender other’ with ‘Another gender’ and asking institutions whether they are able to report ‘Another gender’ in each collection. This has resulted in revisions to the following documents: Appendix A; Appendix D; Part A; and survey packages for 12-Month Enrollment, Completions, Fall Enrollment, Admissions, and Graduation Rates.
• Changed the FAQ and instructions associated with reporting DACA and undocumented students and race/ethnicity. This has resulted in changes to the following documents: Appendix A; Appendix D; Part A; and survey packages for 12-Month Enrollment, Completions, Fall Enrollment, and Graduation Rates.
• Changes to the new collection of noncredit education activity. This has resulted in changes to Appendix A and the survey packages for 12-Month Enrollment and Institutional Characteristic.
• Added a definition of ‘Promise Program’ to the Glossary.
• Removed the additional special learning opportunities questions due to potential confusion with noncredit additions. This has resulted in changes to Appendix A and the survey package for Institutional Characteristics.
• Revised language around tools used to establish English proficiency. This has resulted in changes to the survey package for Admissions and the Glossary.

2. IPEDS at the 2022 AIR Forum

Please join your AIR colleagues at the following IPEDS sessions at the AIR Forum (https://www.airweb.org/forum/2022/home). We also hope that you will stop by the IPEDS booth in the exhibit hall.

Exhibit Hall hours
Monday 06/06/2022, 4:45pm-6:30pm
Tuesday 06/07/2022, 10:00am-6:00pm
Wednesday 06/08/2022, 8:00am-2:30pm

IPEDS Update
06/06/2022 (01:00 PM - 02:30 PM)
This session provides a general update on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), including a review of the 2021-22 collection year, information about changes for the upcoming 2022-23 and 2023-24 collections, an overview of Research and Development activities, and a brief overview of major updates to IPEDS data tools.

IPEDS Update: Data Dissemination, Use, and Tools
06/08/2022 (10:45 AM – 11:30 AM)
In this session we will discuss data release procedures and ways to access data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), with a focus on the tools available for users. In addition, there will be a discussion of other ways NCES is working to make IPEDS data more accessible.

Additionally, several workshops and sessions about reporting to IPEDS, and/or using IPEDS data, are being presented, including the following:

Pre-Conference Workshops
IPEDS New Keyholder Workshop
06/05/2022 (08:00 AM - 04:00 PM)
John Ingram, La Roche University
Sandra Kinney, Georgia Institute of Technology
Best Practices for Reporting and Using IPEDS Data to Improve Office Efficiencies
06/05/2022 (08:00 AM - 04:00 PM)
Amy Ballagh, Georgia Southern University
Carrie Mata, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

Using Tableau To "Automate" IR Data Reporting
06/05/2022 (08:00 AM - 04:00 PM)
Sarah Gallimore, York College of Pennsylvania

IPEDS Data As the Public Face of an Institution
06/06/2022 (08:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
Amy Ballagh, Georgia Southern University
Carrie Mata, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

IPEDS Student Financial Aid Workshop
06/06/2022 (08:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
John Ingram, La Roche University
Sandra Kinney, Georgia Institute of Technology

IPEDS Data & Benchmarking: Supporting Decision-Making & Institutional Effectiveness
06/06/2022 (12:30 PM - 04:00 PM)
Amy Ballagh, Georgia Southern University
Carrie Mata, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

IPEDS Human Resources Workshop
06/06/2022 (12:30 PM - 04:00 PM)
John Ingram, La Roche University
Sandra Kinney, Georgia Institute of Technology

Speaker Sessions related to IPEDS
Advancing Equity and Data in Federal Policy: A Look at 2022 and Beyond
06/06/2022 (03:00 PM - 04:30 PM)
Amanda Roberson, Institute for Higher Education Policy

Stop Typing Your IPEDS Data!
06/08/2022 (08:00 AM - 08:45 AM)
Shiloh Fling, EverTrue
Alison Lanski, University of Notre Dame

Baccalaureate Origins of U.S. Doctorates: Perspectives on Productivity
06/08/2022 (02:15 PM - 03:00 PM)
Jonathan Gordon, RTI International
Kelly Kang, National Science Foundation

Developing a Data Model To Assess Organizational Competitiveness
06/08/2022 (03:15 PM - 04:00 PM)
Karen Hignett, Carnegie Mellon University
Henry Zheng, Carnegie Mellon University

Development of an RShiny IPEDS Dashboard Linked to Census and Labor Data
Start and end time: 06/08/2022 (04:15 PM - 05:00 PM)
Jonathan Carrier, University of Wyoming
Mark Perkins, University of Wyoming

Panel Session
Community and Institutional Factors in CC Outcomes: A Path Analysis
06/09/2022 (08:00 AM - 08:45 AM)
Johannes Addido, University of Wyoming
Mark Perkins, University of Wyoming
Craig Vaske, University of Wyoming
Thilina Wickramaarachchi, Univeristy of Wyoming

Poster Presentation
Key Points of Creating an IPEDS 12-Month Enrollment Report
06/08/2022 (11:45 AM - 12:30 PM)
Faxian Yang, University of South Carolina