In 2016-17, 24 CCCU institutions and over 1,900 faculty participated in the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Faculty Survey as part of the CCCU’s Collaborative Assessment Project (CAP). The survey provides a comprehensive, research-based picture of key aspects of the faculty experience and is designed to provide institutions actionable information on important and timely issues. It includes topics such as: pedagogical practices; faculty goals and expectations for students; research and service activities; sources of stress and satisfaction; and the connection between learning in the classroom and practices in the local and global community. Results from the HERI Faculty Survey have been used in strategic planning, faculty recruitment and retention, faculty development activities, assessment and accreditation, and discussions relating pedagogy to student learning experiences.

Here are some important aspects of faculty life we learned from the 2016-17 administration of the HERI Faculty Survey:

CAP will offer the HERI Faculty Survey in Spring 2020 as part of its regular cycle of surveys. For more information on how you can join CAP to administer this survey to your faculty, please visit our website at cccu.org/cap.