Best Aspects

Faculty were asked to identify the two (and only two) best aspects of working at your institution. The top four responses for your institution are shown in red and disaggregated by tenure status, rank, gender, and race. The columns labeled Peer show the total number of times an item appeared as a top four item amongst any of your five peer institutions. The All column reflects the number of times an item appeared in the top four at any of the institutions in your comparable cohort. When a best aspect at your institution is also shown as a best aspect for your peers and/or the cohort, the issue may be seen as common in the faculty labor market. Best aspects that are unique to your campus are market differentiators, which can be highlighted in your institution's recruitment and retention efforts.
* For help understanding this visualization, see video tutorial on Best/Worst Aspects.
 
Overall
Tenured
Pre-Tenure
Full Prof
Associate Prof
Men
Women
White
Faculty of Color
Asian
URM
 
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
you
peers
all
(27)
Quality of colleagues
42%
5
27
57%
5
25
42%
4
22
N<5
5
25
67%
4
22
23%
4
24
52%
5
26
45%
5
27
39%
4
15
33%
1
8
42%
3
14
Support of colleagues
24%
5
22
29%
5
21
27%
3
21
N<5
3
18
33%
3
15
15%
4
18
28%
4
24
20%
5
22
28%
4
13
17%
1
6
33%
3
12
Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues
11%
0
1
43%
0
1
4%
0
1
N<5
0
1
17%
1
3
15%
0
1
8%
0
0
10%
0
1
11%
0
1
17%
0
1
8%
0
1
Quality of graduate students
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
Quality of undergraduate students
21%
3
17
29%
1
14
12%
3
15
N<5
1
12
17%
3
15
15%
1
11
24%
2
18
20%
4
17
22%
2
12
17%
0
3
25%
2
12
Quality of facilities
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
N<5
0
2
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
1
1
Compensation
0%
0
1
0%
0
3
0%
0
1
N<5
1
4
0%
0
1
0%
0
3
0%
0
2
0%
0
1
0%
0
3
0%
0
1
0%
0
4
Support for research/creative work
3%
0
0
0%
0
0
4%
0
1
N<5
0
1
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
4%
0
0
0%
0
0
6%
0
1
17%
0
1
0%
0
1
Support for teaching
3%
0
3
0%
0
3
4%
0
4
N<5
0
4
0%
0
2
0%
0
2
4%
0
4
5%
0
2
0%
1
2
0%
0
1
0%
1
2
Support for professional development
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
0%
0
4
N<5
0
0
0%
0
2
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
Assistance for grant proposals
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
Childcare policies
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
0%
0
0
Spousal/partner hiring program
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
Diversity
3%
0
3
0%
0
2
4%
0
7
N<5
0
5
0%
0
3
0%
0
5
4%
0
4
0%
0
3
6%
2
6
17%
0
3
0%
0
3
Presence of others like me
3%
0
0
0%
0
0
4%
0
0
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
4%
0
0
0%
0
0
6%
0
0
0%
0
0
8%
0
0
My sense of "fit" here
16%
2
8
0%
2
9
19%
2
10
N<5
2
9
17%
3
10
15%
2
6
16%
4
11
20%
2
7
11%
2
5
17%
1
1
8%
2
6
Geographic location
21%
3
12
14%
4
14
27%
1
9
N<5
3
16
17%
3
14
15%
4
16
24%
3
13
25%
3
13
17%
3
12
33%
1
6
8%
3
11
Commute
11%
0
1
0%
0
3
12%
0
3
N<5
0
0
0%
2
5
15%
0
1
8%
1
3
15%
0
2
6%
2
4
17%
1
3
0%
0
1
Cost of living
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
1
3
N<5
1
2
0%
0
4
0%
2
4
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
1
2
0%
0
0
0%
1
3
Protections from service/assignments
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
N<5
0
1
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
Teaching load
3%
0
0
0%
0
1
0%
1
4
N<5
1
4
0%
0
4
0%
1
1
4%
1
5
0%
1
1
6%
1
4
0%
1
2
8%
1
4
Manageable pressure to perform
5%
0
0
0%
0
0
8%
0
3
N<5
1
1
0%
0
0
8%
0
0
4%
0
0
5%
0
0
6%
2
2
0%
1
2
8%
2
2
Academic freedom
13%
3
21
14%
4
22
15%
1
12
N<5
5
23
0%
2
14
23%
5
20
8%
3
17
5%
3
21
22%
2
10
17%
1
4
25%
1
11
Tenure/promotion clarity or requirements
0%
0
1
0%
0
2
0%
0
3
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
0%
0
1
0%
1
2
0%
0
0
0%
0
1
Quality of leadership
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
2
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
There are no positive aspects
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
N<5
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
1
1
Decline to answer
8%
0
0
0%
0
0
8%
0
1
N<5
1
2
17%
1
2
23%
0
0
0%
0
0
10%
0
0
6%
1
2
0%
0
1
8%
1
2

Comments

For the question, "Please check the two (and only two) best aspects about working at your institution", survey participants responding "Other" were asked to specify. Below are their open-text responses:
  • Unique character of institution and curriculum
  • Student engagement
  • Shared sense of purpose and commitment