Financial Concerns a Major Source of Stress for Faculty at U.S. Public Colleges, Universities
HERI's triennial report cites budget cuts, personal finances, underprepared students, and teaching load as factors for stress.
October 23, 2012 - Faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities continue to experience multiple sources of work–life stress, but those at public institutions in particular cited financial concerns as a top source of stress over the last two years, according to a new UCLA report on teaching faculty at the nation’s institutions of higher education. The report, “Undergraduate Teaching Faculty: The 2010–2011 HERI Faculty Survey,” is produced by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) at the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA, which issues the national faculty report every three years.
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