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McChesney, Jasper; Bichsel, Jacqueline – College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 2020
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…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Aging (Individuals), Tenure, Teacher Characteristics
Pritchard, Adam; Li, Jingyun; McChesney, Jasper; Bichsel, Jacqueline – College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 2019
The population of the United States is getting older. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), older workers -- which the BLS defines as those who are 55 and older -- made up 22% of the U.S. workforce in 2016, nearly double the 12% recorded in 1995. This increase is largely "fueled by the aging baby-boom generation, a large…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Higher Education, College Faculty, Labor Force