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As educators, we spend years preparing students for life after high school. We celebrate graduation day. We applaud acceptance letters. We recognize scholarship recipients and college commitments. Then, in many cases, we lose visibility. We know where students intended to go. But do we know where they actually enrolled? Do we know whether they persisted? Do we know whether they completed a credential, earned a degree, or entered the workforce? For many school districts, the answer is...

Attending AIR Forum this year as the new Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee was both meaningful and energizing. Forum has always been more than a professional gathering. It is a space where institutional researchers, data leaders, analysts, planners, and higher education professionals come together to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and reflect on where our field is headed. This year felt especially important to me. As I stepped into my role as NEC Chair, I found myself...

Where Data, Leadership, and Purpose Come Together After more than twenty years in higher education, and nearly a decade serving in executive leadership, I’ve learned something that continues to shape the way I lead, the way I mentor, and now, the way I serve organizations through Espinal Advisory & Analytics, LLC: Data alone does not transform institutions. People do. But when the right people are empowered with the right insights, the right questions, and the courage to act… That’s when...