RESEARCH CUPA-HR > Diversity and Inclusion Last Updated: August 4, 2021 CUPA-HR LONG-TERM DATA TRENDS This dashboard presents long-term changes in higher education workforce size and compensation. Workforce Size Workforce size changes are based on total employee headcounts collected in the mandatory Institutional Basics section of CUPA-HR's surveys. Changes represent a combination of hirings, separations,... View Article
DataOnDemand CUPA-HR > Diversity and Inclusion 2021 HR Benchmarking Stats CUPA-HR provides benchmarking data on salaries, voluntary/involuntary turnover rates, student/staff/faculty ratios, collective bargaining for faculty/staff/grad students, CHRO reporting relationships, representation and pay ratios for women and minorities, and more. The tables below represent nationwide data provided by institutions that participate in CUPA-HR surveys. If you... View Article
A common way higher ed institutions strive to enhance diversity and inclusion is by enrolling employees in training on the subject. In a recent CUPA-HR webinar, presenter Amanda Felkey pointed out that one of the drawbacks to training is that humans tend to forget new information after we learn it if we do not regularly... View Article
This blog post was contributed by Suzanne Keys and Lynn Clements of Berkshire Associates. Just in time for back-to-school, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released three new affirmative action plan (AAP)-related initiatives related to higher education institutions. Multi-Building Establishments The first initiative is a set of FAQs for organizations that have... View Article
Results of a recent survey of college and university presidents conducted by the American Council on Education (ACE) show that half of all presidents surveyed rely on their chief HR officer to weigh in when setting institutional policy related to campus inclusion and free speech. And 30 percent of presidents said they rely on HR... View Article
PRESS RELEASE September 7, 2017 11 Institutions That Are Getting It Right in Diversity and Equity in Leadership Positions While higher education is still struggling to get to parity when it comes to women and minorities in senior leadership positions, some institutions are ahead of the curve. CUPA-HR’s latest research, which compared institutions’ performance over... View Article
A strong and positive workplace culture supports the educational mission of the institution as well as its values. Like society as a whole, campus communities that represent a range of cultural differences and life experiences enhance the educational experiences of students and create opportunities for faculty and staff to grow both personally and professionally. Creating... View Article
Gender identity refers to the perception an individual holds of their intrinsic self, and can include the categories of male, female, both or neither. Individuals whose perception and/or expression of this self differ from expected cultural norms based on sex assigned at birth are often referred to as transgendered, though they may also use terms... View Article
While the U.S. minority population continues to grow, the number of racial/ethnic minorities holding top jobs in colleges and universities is not keeping pace. According to new research from CUPA-HR, while there has been a steady increase in the representation of minorities in higher education administrative positions over the last 15 years, the increase in... View Article
While women have made gains over the past 15 years with regard to their representation in higher education administrative jobs, little progress has been made in narrowing the gender gap in top executive positions in the nation’s colleges and universities. In fact, according to new research from CUPA-HR, women occupy only 30 percent of the senior-most... View Article
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