Higher education is facing a staffing crisis. Recruitment, hiring, and retention have been persistent issues for the past few years, with the Covid-19 pandemic upending norms surrounding how academic institutions work – and what it means to work for an institution of higher education. That’s put the relationship between colleges and the staff members who work there under greater stress than ever before.
A survey conducted by
The Chronicle and Huron found that 78 percent of leaders said their campus had received fewer applications for open jobs in the last year. How can colleges and universities fill these roles while competing with their peers and with industry?
Solving Higher Ed's Staffing Crisis examines the urgent challenges in how higher education can better manage this crucial part of its work force, and reflects insights from dozens of senior administrators, human-resources leaders, and hiring managers across higher education with original survey data from
The Chronicle and Huron.
