An effective faculty affairs office is key to the success of higher educational institutions, but there is a dearth of centralized resources and associations for faculty affairs professionals. This absence of anchoring practices, training, and knowledge-sharing among faculty affairs practitioners has the potential to negatively impact student and institutional success.

Interfolio joined forces with Tyton Partners to interview faculty affairs professionals from public and private institutions across the country. We leveraged our findings to create the Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) model for use by colleges and universities to better understand the faculty affairs landscape and advocate for their teams.

Download our white paper to learn more about:

• Essential functions of an effective faculty affairs office
• Success drivers and best practices aligned with our FAIR model
• Top concerns and challenges heard from faculty affairs leaders
• The importance of investing in faculty affairs for institutional success

Recent research shows that 67% of faculty are experiencing workload increases, 64% are feeling burned out, and 83% wish they had more time to spend on important matters, such as mentoring students and research. It’s no secret that faculty are struggling at institutions of all sizes, but the financial pressures facing smaller institutions can compound these effects for their faculty members.

Faculty are at the core of every initiative in higher education, so how can smaller universities and colleges provide the support and resources they need to help fulfill the institution’s mission?

In this eBook, you’ll gain insights from academic leaders at smaller institutions and industry experts, including:

• How to free up meaningful faculty time that can be used for teaching, research, and service
• The importance of improving visibility around faculty data and activity
• Ways to support faculty career growth

Download the eBook to learn how smaller institutions can better support faculty engagement and satisfaction.

How is your faculty affairs office really doing?

Interfolio partnered with Tyton Partners and the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) to interview faculty affairs professionals from a variety of institutions and conduct the 2024 State of Faculty Affairs Survey. The responses gathered in these efforts highlight essential ingredients for success in today’s higher education landscape.

The findings also showcase the struggles experienced by this indispensable campus office, pinpointing areas where they need additional support. In fact, more than half (58%) of survey respondents say collecting and/or managing faculty data has become more challenging in the last two years. Despite this, 47% are under increased pressure to demonstrate faculty members’ work.

Download our infographic for a closer look at:

• The top challenges faced by faculty affairs professionals
• Specific drivers for faculty affairs success
• How Interfolio can support your efforts

Academic leaders want to holistically demonstrate their faculty’s accomplishments in order to evidence their institution’s impact on students, the academic community, and society.

Leading institutions are using faculty activity reporting solutions to power faculty evaluations, web profiles, accreditation, grants, internal reporting, and more. But how do you find the right fit for your institution? 

Download our white paper to learn:  

• What to look for in a faculty activity reporting system 
• How faculty data can inform strategic institutional goals and illuminate faculty accomplishments 
• The benefits of using faculty data to power web profiles 

Your institution’s greatest resource is your faculty, but are you effectively sharing their stories? 

Employing faculty web profiles to highlight the comprehensive range and significance of your faculty’s efforts can bring about meaningful outcomes that propel the growth and success of your institution. 

Download the infographic to learn how showcasing faculty accomplishments with web profiles can help your institution: 

• Advance institutional ranking 
• Enhance faculty engagement 
• Increase commercial partnerships 
• Create robust interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities 

Academic Leaders’ Thoughts on the State of Higher Ed 

How do Provosts/Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) feel about crucial topics affecting today’s institutions? New findings from IHE and Hanover Research highlight perspectives from institutional leaders on faculty and staff retention, tenure, artificial intelligence, DEI, mental health, and more.

Survey highlights include:

• 35% of provosts report higher-than-usual faculty turnover rates, with 30% also seeing higher-than-usual faculty retirement rates
• Although 72% of provosts believe their institution is very effective at providing a quality undergraduate education, just 37% say their institution is very effective in using data to measure student outcomes
• Half of provosts (50%) view tenure as very or extremely important to the overall health of their institution
• 39% of provosts agree that their job is more focused on financial management than on academic issues
• The majority of provosts (87%) are glad they pursued administrative work, with relative consistency across demographics

Access the full results to gain insights from more than 300 CAOs/provosts representing 159 public, 165 private, and 7 for-profit institutions.

Interfolio joined forces with Hanover Research to discover how faculty are feeling about a variety of topics affecting higher education today. With responses from more than 400 faculty across the country, the findings offer valuable insights for academic leaders when it comes to faculty satisfaction, sentiment, and engagement. 

Available now in our exclusive white paper, this new research highlights how current challenges in higher education are affecting faculty. Our results uncover a range of sentiments about faculty’s experiences in their current roles, from job satisfaction and work-life balance to career advancement and appreciation.  

So, what are faculty saying?

• 83% wish they had more time for things important to them
• 67% say their workload increased in the past year
• 50% find it difficult to balance their service, teaching, and research responsibilities
• 32% believe their service efforts are undervalued

Faculty engagement is key to institutional success. If you’re an academic leader hoping to better support your faculty members in 2024 and beyond, you’ll want to take a look at this new research from Interfolio and Hanover. Download your copy of the white paper today! 

What are faculty saying about pressing topics affecting higher education today? Interfolio partnered with Hanover Research on a new study that highlights the top challenges faculty are facing. With these insights, academic leaders can take action to support faculty engagement and satisfaction at their institutions. 

Download our infographic to gain valuable insights into faculty sentiment from our survey of 400+ faculty. Findings include:

• The top threats to faculty productivity
• A drastic decline in faculty satisfaction since 2021
• Frustration with tenure and promotion processes

What kind of reports would help your institution be even more successful? 

Institutional leaders need seamless, simple reporting capabilities in order to drive success. But do you have the tools you need to answer fundamental faculty activity and productivity questions? 

The Interfolio Faculty Information System allows you to quickly and effectively generate reports for accreditation, annual reviews, strategic initiatives, and more.

These built-in capabilities help you:

• Showcase the full impact of your institution and faculty
• Increase efficiency with dynamic, reliable data 
• Ease the accreditation burden
• Foster an inclusive faculty workforce

Download our free checklist to discover how these capabilities can help support reporting efforts at your institution.