RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
CUPA-HR’s research publications and interactive graphics highlight trends and issues around higher ed workforce planning, pay equity, representation of women and racial/ethnic minorities, and more.
The CUPA-HR 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey: Focus on Supervisors
This report explores higher ed supervisors’ likelihood of looking for new employment, their current challenges and wor...
The CUPA-HR 2022 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey: Initial Results
This report provides an overview of what proportion of the higher ed workforce is at risk for leaving, why they’re con...
The Development, Fundraising, and Alumni Relations Workforce in Higher Education
In this report, we examine the demographics, salaries, retention, diversity and pay equity of fundraising employees in h...
The Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the Workforce of MSIs
This report provides an examination of the racial/ethnic and gender composition of the MSI workforce and assesses how we...
Women in the Leadership Pipeline Have Better Representation and Pay With Female Presidents and Provosts
This report examines whether institutions with women presidents or provosts have higher representation and pay for women...
Providing Remote Work Opportunities Will Aid Your Retention Efforts
This report examines the relation between the misalignment of preferred and actual work arrangements and the likelihood ...
How Will Minimum Wage Changes Impact Higher Ed?
This CUPA-HR research brief explores through several different lenses the impact of increasing the minimum wage to $15.
The Higher Ed Skilled Craft Workforce
This brief focuses on pay, aging, diversity and equity in the skilled craft workforce, as well as opportunities for grow...
The Higher Ed HR Workforce
In this report, we examine the people and positions that make up the higher ed HR workforce, including demographics, HR ...
Interactive Graphic: The Higher Ed HR Workforce
This interactive graphic explores the HR workforce in higher education, including HR staff size, representation, pay and...
The Black and White Higher Education Workforce
This interactive graphic explores the representation and pay of Black employees across the higher education workforce an...
Faculty in the Health Professions
This brief explores the state of the full-time health professions faculty workforce, including composition, overall grow...