Higher education is just starting to recover from the staggering job losses it suffered during the pandemic. About a third of the sector’s 660,000 lost jobs have been restored as of late spring 2021, according to estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than a dozen key positions experienced an increase of responsibilities during the pandemic, including responding to demands arising from the greater awareness of (and backlash to) systemic racism and other social issues.
Although there are many mission-critical jobs on campus that have experienced this dynamic,
Today's Mission Critical Campus Jobs, focuses on the positions that have gained new strategic significance. Explore how these positions have traditionally functioned and how they're continuing to evolve to help their campuses meet the challenges of the future.