In bringing diverse membership together, AIR provides a professional organization where members' view points, concerns and differences are examined in an atmosphere of learning, mutual exchange and professional development. The Association for Institutional Research executive office is located in Tallahassee, Florida on the Florida State University in the College of Higher Education facilities.
Enrollment is limited to fewer than forty participants in most workshops.
Three professional development institutes were offered in 1998. The Advanced Statistics Institute was held at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia March 21-25. The Foundations Institute was held at the San Diego State University in California, August 8-12. The AIR Member Publications Order Form allows members to to obtain publications at a discount. It is intended that the Handbook , a compendium of exhaustive and integrative literature reviews on a wide array of topics, will contribute to the long-term development of a solid foundation of cumulative knowledge about higher education theory and research.