State of Faculty Affairs: Insights from the 2024 Interfolio & HERC Survey

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State of Faculty Affairs: Insights From the 2024 Interfolio & HERC Survey

According to a recent survey with the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), the top three challenges for faculty affairs for the 2024–25 academic year are budget constraints, low morale or trust between faculty and administration, and insufficient personnel and/or high caseload. Does your faculty affairs team have the resources to tackle these challenges?

Watch this webinar with HERC, where we dig into these research findings and discuss their implication for the faculty affairs community with:

Dr. Milagros Rivera, Director of Faculty Engagement and Well-Being at George Mason University
Jennifer O’Neill, Program Manager at HERC
Christine Lee, VP of Product Marketing at Interfolio

Fill out the form today to get a firsthand look at these statistics and discover areas of innovation and collaboration that can help take your institution to new levels in 2025.

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Building Trust, Building Teams: Florida Gulf Coast University’s Guide to Change Management

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Building Trust, Building Teams: Florida Gulf Coast University’s Guide to Change Management

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Is it time to re-engage your faculty?

In a recent survey with Interfolio and HERC, 37% of faculty affairs leaders who participated shared that leveraging technology on campus helps improve faculty engagement by increasing communication and transparency between faculty and administrators.

Another 34% said that it helps in identifying areas where faculty need support. Technology solutions can help you better engage your faculty while avoiding things like burnout and administrative sludge, but the trickiest part of implementing new technology can be getting faculty on board with new processes.

In this webinar featuring Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), you’ll get insights into how they navigated their campus climate and worked to overcome change management challenges to embrace paperless workflows.

Why your campus climate is so important to address when dealing with change management

5 strategies proven to cultivate collaboration and engagement with faculty

What lessons FGCU learned when implementing new technology—and their plans for the future

Speakers

Andi Clemons

Director of Academic Affairs, Administration, and Budget
Florida Gulf Coast University

Kara Szamborski

Moderator
Interfolio

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How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs

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How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs

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How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs: Introducing the Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) Model

Faculty affairs, as a profession, is growing. But without a professional organization or formalized training available, how can you learn from peers and build upon existing best practices?

In this on-demand webinar, we share key success indicators of an effective faculty affairs office based on research from the field. Learn about what challenges are facing your profession, including:

Expanding responsibilities
Frequent leadership transitions
Resourcing concerns

A panel of research and higher education leaders present and discuss the findings.

How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs

Dr. Christopher L.W. Elliott

Assistant Dean of Academic & Faculty Affairs, UVA McIntire School of Commerce

Dr. Chris Elliott is Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs at the University of Virginia’s School of Commerce. Previously, he served as the Assistant Dean of Global Affairs at UVA.

Dr. Teresa Mastin

Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, Michigan State University

Teresa Mastin is Michigan State University’s vice provost and associate vice president for faculty and academic staff affairs. In this role she is responsible for envisioning, leading, and implementing the university’s strategic commitment and priority to advance faculty and academic staff success in addition to fostering an academic climate of respect, care, diversity, equity, and inclusion at the university.

Catherine Shaw

Managing Director, Tyton Partners

Catherine Shaw is a Managing Director and joined Tyton Partners in 2020 in the strategy consulting practice. Cathy has education operating experience, transactional experience, teaching experience, and a strategy consulting background. Just prior to joining Tyton, Cathy served as an adjunct in the Andrew Young School of Public Policy at Georgia State University.

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Want to take a deeper dive into our Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) framework? Be sure to read our blog and take the self-assessment!

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HERC Partner Webinar: How NYU Manages Faculty Career Processes With Technology

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How NYU Manages Faculty Career Processes With Technology

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In a higher education landscape that increasingly requires transparency, how is your institution ensuring fairness and equity in faculty hiring and evaluation processes?

We know that higher education is experiencing challenges in faculty retention. Burnout, fair reviews and promotions, workload issues, and administrative sludge all contribute to the faculty experience and are top-of-mind for administrators. Each milestone of faculty careers from hiring to review to promotion must be thoughtfully executed with efficiency, transparency, and equity. Technology can improve many of these processes.

In this on-demand webinar, learn how New York University uses Interfolio’s Faculty Information System to support and celebrate its faculty. Learn about how they streamlined faculty evaluation processes for candidates, committees, and staff. With less administrative burden, faculty and administrators can focus their time on their most meaningful work.

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Illuminating Impact: How Provost Offices Can Harness Faculty Data

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Illuminating Impact: How Provost Offices Can Harness Faculty Data

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Learn how The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNT HSC) activates data to illuminate faculty excellence, streamline RPT processes, and showcase strategic plan achievements.

From teaching to advising to researching, faculty are the backbone of an institution. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to access the data to fully demonstrate their impact. And often the burden of entering the data falls too much on faculty. But not at UNT HSC.

Using Interfolio’s Faculty Information System, UNT HSC can:

Populate faculty profiles with research and publications, automatically.
Promote individual faculty accomplishments and facilitate research connections, elevating the status of the university.
Harness detailed faculty activity reporting to not only power CVs and accreditation, but also feed a more effective Review, Promotion, and Tenure evaluation processes.
Report on Strategic Plan objective achievement at the faculty level.

Speakers

Nancy Staples

Academic & Business Manager in the Office of the Provost
University of North Texas Health Science Center

Lori Slaughter

Moderator
Interfolio

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Equitable practices for faculty career progression

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Equitable practices for faculty career progression

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Featuring Sian Smith from London Business School and Courtney Bryant from Carnegie Melon University

Many higher education institutions are striving to implement more equitable systems to support faculty and students alike.

In this webinar, learn how two different institutions, London Business School and Carnegie Mellon University, have established consistent, equitable practices for faculty career progression, monitoring of diversity data and trends, and taken action based on this information.

The presenters discuss:

The value of reliable data insights
The importance of transparency, trust and recognition in academic evaluation processes
Why higher education institutions need equitable foundations for strategic impact

Our Speakers

Sian Smith
Assistant Director, Faculty HR Research and Faculty Office
London Business School

Courtney Bryant
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty
Carnegie Mellon University

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How to Simplify Faculty Reporting and Evaluations: A Case Study with East Carolina University

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How to Simplify Faculty Reporting and Evaluations: A Case Study with East Carolina University

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How can a Faculty Information System drive efficiency and insights—and benefit faculty?

A recent survey revealed that one-third of faculty feel that their work beyond teaching and publication goes under-appreciated at their institution, and 78% of faculty say their workload has increased in the past three years.

Watch our on-demand webinar with Cara Gohn to hear how East Carolina University tracks their faculty activities, bringing in data sources from across campus.

She also discusses how they connect this centralized data source to their annual faculty evaluations and how they’ve designed these processes to help both faculty and administrators.

Speakers

Cara Gohn

Office of Faculty Excellence
East Carolina University

Will Sickenberger

Host
Interfolio

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On-Demand Webinar: From Hire to Retire – Supporting the Full Academic Lifecycle

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From Hire to Retire – Supporting the Full Academic Lifecycle

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Transform academic hiring with insights from peer institutions. Streamline the full lifecycle from Hire to Retire.

Looking to learn about streamlined academic processes? From Hire to Retire – Supporting the Full Academic Lifecycle is here to help. Discover how Gulf State institutions; KAUST, Kuwait University, and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, have optimized their academic hiring, promotion and tenure procedures to achieve their goals.

This webinar is designed to help you understand the benefits of new academic lifecycle processes and how you can adapt them to suit your institution’s unique needs. By registering, you’ll gain access to valuable knowledge that could transform the way you manage the academic lifecycle at your institution.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from your peers and revolutionize the way you support your institution’s strategic goals.

Speakers

Maytham Safar

Professor at Kuwait University (Kuwait)

Philip Purnell

Head of Institutional Research and Benchmarking at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (United Arab Emirates)

Suzan Ab-Shakra

Faculty Affairs Manager at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia)

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On-Demand Webinar: Best Practices for Achieving Equitable Faculty Workloads

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Best Practices for Achieving Equitable Faculty Workloads

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Academic Leaders from University of Maryland and Texas Christian University

As most higher education leaders know, faculty workloads have been steadily increasing. In a recent survey of 600 faculty, 78% reported that their workload has increased over the last three years. Women faculty and faculty from historically minoritized groups are often asked to mentor more, teach more, and lean into service activities more. This combination causes burnout, disengagement, and ultimately impacts faculty satisfaction and retention.

In this on-demand webinar, hear from Dr. Dawn Kiyoe Culpepper about her research on the Faculty Workload and Rewards Project, a National Science Foundation ADVANCE-funded action research project, and her recommendations for action. Dr. Francyne Huckaby and Mica Bibb discussed how they are using technology to achieve workload equity at Texas Christian University.

These academic leaders discussed

Research and trends on faculty workload
The impact of workload on faculty well-being and job satisfaction
How technology can support tracking faculty activities and give visibility into workload equity
Practical steps for establishing fair and equitable workload policies

Speakers

Dawn Kiyoe Culpepper Ph.D.

Associate Director and Research Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

M. Francyne Huckaby, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas Christian University

Mica Bibb

Associate Director for Faculty Services, Texas Christian University

Shawniece Disney

Interfolio, Moderator

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On-Demand Webinar: Demonstrating the Impact and Value of Arts and Humanities Research Outside Academia

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Demonstrating the Impact and Value of Arts and Humanities Research Outside Academia

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Identifying opportunities for research funders and universities

A panel discussion was held as global experts shared how they define impact and advocate for the value of arts and humanities research.

In many countries there are discussions over the value of humanities education. In comparison with STEM subjects, there is a smaller proportion of funding available for arts and humanities, and it is reducing further.

In higher education this has manifested in declining enrolment in programmes, departmental cuts, and suspension of courses. In policy development at a national and regional level this is reflected by the marginalisation of arts and humanities.

In this on-demand webinar, the panelist explores the unique set of challenges that make it difficult to measure, track and report on the impact of arts and humanities funded research.

“For all of its importance, however, scholarly research in the humanities does not usually make the front pages of newspapers, and while research in the natural and social sciences can often have direct and immediate relevance to public policy, applications for humanities research tend to be less obvious and less specific. As a result, the humanities can be overlooked in the competition for funding.”

– American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Hear from a distinguished panel of experts from the UK, US, and Canada.

Dr Laura McKenzie

Dr Laura McKenzie is a cross-sector researcher and strategy consultant, working primarily in the social impact space. After completing a PhD in English Literature at Durham University in 2018, she was awarded an AHRC Creative Economy Engagement Fellowship to fund a project investigating Durham’s literary heritage in support of a prospective bid for UNESCO City of Literature status. In 2020 she managed the Vital North Partnership, a strategic partnership between Newcastle University and Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, where she leveraged research, skills, and expertise from within both organisations to help them achieve strategic, impact-led goals. In 2021 she was awarded an AHRC R&D Fellowship at Zinc VC, where she mobilised Arts & Humanities research knowledge and methods within early-stage innovation to maximise impact and create applied solutions to complex societal problems.

Laura is currently working with Zinc VC, Mosey Digital, The Liminal Space, Newcastle University, and the Kolvin Service, an adolescent forensic mental health service provided by the NHS. This work spans research consultancy, impact acceleration, ecosystem and partnership building, and arts intervention design and delivery. She is passionate about supporting the flow of people and ideas between academic Arts and Humanities research and industry, particularly within R&D and Innovation. Laura has held Visiting Fellowships at the Harry Ransom Center (Austin, TX) and Harvard University.

Dr Rachel Carey

Dr Rachel Carey is a behavioural scientist with a background in health psychology. Following completion of her PhD at NUI Galway, Rachel took up a post at University College London in 2014, where she worked on the Theories and Techniques of Behaviour Change Project. In 2016, she joined Bupa’s UK clinical team as Senior Behaviour Change Research Advisor, where she led a collaborative programme of work with UCL. Over the last five years, as Zinc’s Chief Scientist, Rachel has built a growing, interdisciplinary R&D team who work with startup founders and academics to create new, scalable innovations to tackle important societal challenges. In 2020, Rachel was awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, supporting her work to scale-up Zinc’s R&D activities. The ambition with this work is to create a connected R&D system for the social and behavioural sciences, mobilising talent and knowledge across sectors to accelerate impact on important problems. Rachel also has an honorary role at UCL, is an Associate of the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, and a Sciana Health Leaders Network Fellow.

Dr Paul Yachnin

Paul Yachnin, Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at McGill University, has published widely on early modern literature and culture. His ideas about the social life of art were featured on the CBC Radio IDEAS series, “The Origins of the Modern Public.” He publishes non-academic essays about Shakespeare and modern life, including titles such as “Alzheimer’s Disease: What would Shakespeare Do?” and “Tragedy as a Way of Life.” For the past ten years, he has been working on higher education practice and policy. He was lead author of the White Paper on the Future of the PhD in the Humanities. He recently wrapped up TRaCE McGill, which tracked the career pathways of more than 4,500 PhD grads from across all the faculties at McGill and told the stories of more than 100 of them; he is presently leading an international PhD tracking and story-telling project called TRaCE Transborder.

Dr Jennifer Richards

Jennifer Richards is Joseph Cowen Chair of English Literature at Newcastle University. She is the Co-Director (with Dr Philippa Page, Modern Languages) of the Newcastle University Humanities Research Institute. She is also the Chair of The English Association’s HE Committee. She is an early modern literary scholar. As well as a General Editor of the forthcoming Works of Thomas Nashe for Oxford University Press, she is the PI of an interdisciplinary project funded by The Leverhulme Trust, Bee-ing Human, working with digital humanists, musicologists, bio-environmental scientists and software engineers.

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/people/profile/jenniferrichards.html#background

Dr Michael Jacobson

Michael Jacobson, Ph.D. serves as the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Research Initiatives in Binghamton University’s Division of Research. In this role, he oversees research development activities related to large external proposals. He also advises faculty on research impact planning as part of their research proposals. His interest in research impacts is an outgrowth of his experience in outreach and community engagement activities related to his archaeological research. Michael previously served as a principal investigator at Binghamton University’s Public Archaeology Facility directing cultural resource management projects and aiding in strategies for historic preservation. His specific research focus is on the archaeology of conflict and landscape analysis. As part of this research, he developed collaborations with various descendant communities and other stakeholders. Michael has published articles on strategies for community-engaged research. He also has expertise in digital humanities. Michael holds a doctorate and MA in anthropology from Binghamton University and a BA in anthropology from Fort Lewis College in Colorado.

Dr Julianne Pigott

Julianne is Head of Strategy, Impact and Engagement at the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, the largest funder in the UK research ecosystem. Her team leads on a range of stakeholder engagement, evaluation and strategy development activities, ensuring that AHRC captures, understands and promotes the benefits and impacts of the research that it supports. She previously worked as an arts and humanities impact facilitator at the University of Cambridge, having completed a PhD in medieval history at the university.

Amanda Gore

Amanda helps clients think in new creative ways. An innovation specialist whose work bridges the worlds of creative development, audience engagement and social change, Amanda has more than 12 years’ experience in designing and delivering tools, formats, products and programmes for both public and private sector clients – from Apple to the V&A. Trained as a designer and with a background in consumer insight, Amanda is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of The Courvoisier Future 500 and a mentor at Year Here.