In 2022-2023, faculty completed the COACHE survey. Forty nine percent of faculty responded (A breakdown can be found in the report.) As in past years, faculty shared their concerns, satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the nine themes. The COACHE Committee, co-chaired by Gina Cherry, Gail Fernandez and Claire Wladis organized working group members to review and analyze the findings as well as make recommendations based on the findings. For subcommittees were formed: (1) Service, (2) Scholarship and Creative Work, (3) Governance, and (4) Diversity and Equity, plus a Qualitative Data Coding group.
The following documents include the COACHE survey and working group reports.
- COACHE Executive Summary
- COACHE DEI Report
- COACHE Governance Report
- COACHE Research Report
- COACHE Service Report
- COACHE Provost’s Report
- Full summary of survey results
- COACHE 2022-2023 Subcommittee Members
View findings and recommendations from previous years.
About COACHE
The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is a research-practice partnership and network of peer institutions dedicated to improving outcomes in faculty recruitment, development, and retention. Under COACHE, more than 250 colleges, universities, and state systems have strengthened their capacity to identify the drivers of faculty success and implement informed changes.
Through over a decade of work with senior faculty administrators, COACHE has a unique understanding of faculty needs and the intricacies of life in the collegiate environment. Based on scholarly literature, interviews with faculty, and focus groups with senior academic administrators, the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey was crafted by and for academic affairs individuals.
Learn more about COACHE and the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey.
