By Adam Pritchard and Anthony Schmidt | August 2020 This report was made possible with the support of Introduction People are integral to an institution’s mission. The strategic management of human resources is the foundation on which organizational success is built and maintained. Every organization seeks to attract and retain the talent necessary to fulfill […]
By Anthony Schmidt | August 2020 This interactive graphic explores the HR workforce in higher education, including HR staff size, representation, pay and more. For more information, see The Higher Ed HR Workforce report, or watch the on-demand CUPA-HR webinar Snapshot of the Higher Ed HR Workforce. Read our full research disclaimer and terms of […]
Interactive: The Black and White Higher Education Workforce This interactive graphic explores the representation and pay of Black employees across the higher education workforce. We divide the higher ed workforce into four categories based on our four core compensation surveys. Next Steps Though higher education is doing relatively well on the representation and pay […]
By Melissa Fuesting and Anthony Schmidt | May 2020 Introduction The U.S. population is aging. In 2010, approximately 13% of the U.S. population was over age 65. By 2030, over 20% of the U.S. population is projected to be over age 65.[1] The aging of the U.S. population will impact the nation in numerous ways, […]
By Jasper McChesney and Jacqueline Bichsel | January 2020 This report was made possible with the support of Introduction America’s workforce is aging, and popular press articles have warned of a “silver tsunami” of retirements, particularly among the baby boomer generation.[1] Dramatic headlines aside, even gradual changes in workforce demographics will affect hiring, budgeting, training, […]
By Jacqueline Bichsel, Jasper McChesney, and Anthony Schmidt | November 2019 This report was made possible with the support of Introduction Psychology remains one of the more popular undergraduate majors in higher education, ranking behind only business, health professions, and social sciences and history.[1] One reason for psychology’s popularity is its versatility — an undergraduate […]
By Sarah Nadel, Adam Pritchard, and Anthony Schmidt | October 2019 This report was made possible with the support of Introduction The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the law that sets federal minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. The FLSA specifies that for an employee to […]
By Adam Pritchard, Jingyun Li, Jasper McChesney, and Jacqueline Bichsel | August 2019 This report was made possible with the support of Introduction The population of the United States is getting older. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), older workers — which the BLS defines as those who are 55 and older […]
By Adam Pritchard, Keith McIntosh, and Jasper McChesney | July 2019 Introduction The information technology (IT) workforce serves many vital functions in higher education, supporting campus computing needs ranging from advanced research and business and administrative operations to student learning and technology needs. As IT becomes an increasingly important part of the success of higher […]
By Jingyun Li, Jasper McChesney, and Jacqueline Bichsel | February 2019 Introduction Many colleges and universities continue to face significant fiscal challenges since the 2008 recession. Two major revenue sources on which institutions rely — federal research grants and state funding — have declined over the past decade. Federal support for research flattened in 2005 […]
By Jacqueline Bichsel and Jasper McChesney | December 2018 This research brief was made possible with the support of Introduction Community and technical colleges (collectively referred to as associate’s institutions throughout this brief) serve an important role in the U.S. higher education system. They are often an option for students who: a) need skills development, […]
By Adam Pritchard and Jasper McChesney | October 2018 Introduction Higher education today embraces a holistic view of student development that creates learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom, yet what we now take for granted was once not the norm. The field of student affairs helped put the “higher” in higher education, tracing […]
