Marin Clarkberg has been named director for Office of Institutional Research and Planning (IRP), effective May 1; previously she was associate director.

"Marin will continue to lead IRP as she guides our analytic and planning activities into the new era of a 'Reimagined Cornell,'" said Elmira Mangum, vice president for planning and budget.

In her new role, Clarkberg will lead the IRP in its effort to support institutional decision-making at the executive level with academic planning information. She will also serve as Cornell's institutional liaison to the Association of American Universities Data Exchange and the Consortium on Financing Higher Education.

Her former position will not be filled, said Maureen Quartararo, director of administration in Mangum's office.

Clarkberg, who has a Ph.D. in social demography from the University of Chicago, joined Cornell in 1997 as a postdoctoral fellow studying dual-career families. She became assistant professor of sociology in 1998, joined IRP in 2004 as a senior research and planning associate, and was promoted to associate director in 2007.

The IRP is the official source of common academic and institutional data that Cornell makes publicly available. It serves as the chief clearinghouse for university data concerning students, faculty and staff, and produces such public summaries as the online University Factbook.