People and Workplace Culture Resource Center

At every institution, the most important asset for fulfilling their highest-order strategic ambitions—whether those be delivering on a high-quality student experience or driving local and regional economic development—is people. But high levels of staff turnover, increased competition with out-of-sector organizations, and widespread faculty and staff disengagement pose a growing threat to higher ed’s ability to achieve these and other critically important aims.

To improve their market competitiveness and ultimately become employers of choice, colleges and universities must treat talent as a strategic asset and make new investments to help attract, retain, and engage talented faculty and staff.

Our research on people and workplace culture is organized around two critical priorities: the modern talent function and the faculty and staff experience. Click the subcategories below to jump to resources within that section.