ERIC Number: ED603016
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jan
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
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The Aging of Tenure-Track Faculty in Higher Education: Implications for Succession and Diversity
McChesney, Jasper; Bichsel, Jacqueline
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
America's workforce is aging, and popular press articles have warned of a "silver tsunami" of retirements, particularly among the baby boomer generation. Dramatic headlines aside, even gradual changes in workforce demographics will affect hiring, budgeting, training, and more. Higher education tenure-track faculty may be uniquely affected by these demographic trends. Faculty require long periods of training but often work beyond typical retirement ages; jobs are stable, and turnover is very low; the pipeline for new hires is fundamentally limited; and competition occurs nationally. As the workforce ages, this may create unique challenges for the management of a faculty workforce. This report examines the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) data to consider how faculty are distributed by age, how age and rank interact in terms of salary, the representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities by age and rank, and variations of age across faculty disciplines.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Aging (Individuals), Tenure, Teacher Characteristics, Age, Teacher Salaries, Women Faculty, Minority Group Teachers, Academic Rank (Professional)
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. 1811 Commons Point Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932. Tel: 877-287-2474; Fax: 865-637-7674; e-mail: research@cupahr.org; Web site: http://www.cupahr.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Fidelity Investments
Authoring Institution: College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)
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