The Changing Academic Workforce
TIAA Institute research delves into what’s behind dramatic changes in the academic workforce over the past several decades.
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The TIAA Institute serves as a trusted source of knowledge, helping higher education leaders navigate transformational changes. The Institute provides research and assembles leading thinkers with diverse views on critical topics to help leaders formulate well-reasoned strategic responses to critical issues in academic workforce trends, leadership and financial sustainability.
Events
2018 TIAA Institute Women’s Leadership Forum
On October 18, 2018, a diverse group of women presidents, CEOs and other leaders gathered together for the TIAA Institute’s 2018 Women’s Leadership Forum.
Insights
Also produced by the TIAA Institute, Insights features reports addressing prominent issues in financial security, higher education, and philanthropy. While typically written for a primarily non-technical audience, Insights are prepared using the same level of academic rigor found in our other research publications, and can serve as valuable sources of information for a diverse group of readers.
December 2018
Women of color presidents and chancellors describe how their race and gender has affected their careers and suggest ways to diversify the college presidency.
November 2018
Adjuncts are commonly perceived as recent Ph.D. graduates teaching multiple classes while pursuing a tenure-track position. This is hardly the norm.
July 2018
Given the complexity – and risks – of choosing between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan, how do university employees decide?
Research Reports
Original research produced by the TIAA Institute—both independently and in collaboration with noted scholars—examines topics of interest to the academic, nonprofit and public sectors. The reports combine statistical findings with thoughtful, data-driven observations and conclusions to provide in-depth analyses that are informative and appropriate for both technical and more academic audiences.
July 2018
Given the complexity – and risks – of choosing between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan, how do university employees decide?
March 2018
Changes to faculty status may discourage new doctoral recipients from pursuing academic careers.
December 2017
Has increased use of contingent faculty led to real improvements in institutional performance? This report explores the strategic payoffs of a well-documented trend in academia.