Introduction
This is a running index of Clema's news and updates relevant to IR and IE teams. We use it to publish product launches, original research releases, benchmark updates, and company news in one place. It is a general feed; if you want topic-specific guides, the IR resources hub organizes the same pieces by subject. Subscribe to our social channels (X, LinkedIn, Instagram at clema.ai) for the live feed, or bookmark this page for the round-up.
Recent Changelog
- 2026-07-07: Published a batch of persona and use case posts (how a large IR team manages breadth across schools, how an office of one handles IPEDS peak season, how an IE director bridges the dashboard-email gap), plus setup content including the onboarding checklist and the SSO configuration guide.
- 2026-06-26: Published the data governance series: a six-step framework for governing data definitions, a look at the institutional intelligence gap and key-person dependency, and a piece on multi-layer data definitions in higher ed.
- 2026-06-05: Published a batch of predictive analytics posts covering enrollment forecasting, term-to-term retention prediction, and graduation-rate prediction at 150% time, alongside a cost-and-vendor-reality piece for teams evaluating predictive tools.
- 2026-06-02: Published a set of posts on the STATS/PPD federal reporting transition, including an exposure map and a walkthrough of the 8,796 public comments submitted on the rule.
Research Releases
- Understanding Data Request Workflows in US Higher Education: 50+ interviews, 19 states, the foundational whitepaper on IR data-request capacity.
- The Institutional Intelligence Gap: 20 interviews, 13 states, on key-person dependency and the 85% finding.
- IR capacity benchmarks: the real cost of ad hoc data requests: the quantified benchmark table pulled from the whitepaper.
- Inside 8,796 comments on the STATS rule: an atlas of every public comment on the Department of Education's earnings-accountability proposal.
Product Launches
- Chat: conversational access across federal datasets and your own institutional data.
- Data requests: agentic intake, AI-drafted responses, and an audit trail for the IR queue.
- Analytics: natural-language analytics on your warehouse, Power BI, and Tableau.
- Predictive analytics: enrollment, retention, and graduation forecasts in plain English.
- Peer benchmarking: peer groups against IPEDS with the federal source on every figure.
- Data dictionary: AI-native data definitions that stay current across campus.
- Widgets: embeddable Clema chat for Power BI, Tableau, and your IR portal.
Benchmarks and Guides
- The IR team's year: when each season hits: peak, moderate, and low season mapped.
- IR metrics and benchmarks higher ed teams track: retention, graduation 150% time, FTE, CDR, net price.
- Federal data release calendar for IR teams (2026): cadence and latest-available data for the 11 federal datasets.
- Conferences institutional researchers should attend in 2026: 14 conferences, AIR Forum first.
Company
Clema is an AI assistant built specifically for IR and IE teams in U.S. higher education. Founded in 2026 in the United States. Pricing is published, free to start, with plans from $99 per month per institution (the Pro plan, $1,188 per year) and no implementation fee; see pricing and the pricing explained page. Clema is SOC 2 Type II certified and FERPA-ready; see the compliance overview for the posture and the data residency page for hosting detail. To reach us: sales at [email protected], support at [email protected], security at [email protected].
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