This page contains COACHE's thematic analysis of the final open-ended question of the survey. We ask faculty to identify the one thing they feel their institutions could do to improve the workplace for faculty. COACHE reviews all comments, redacts any identifying information, and codes them thematically.

In Numbers

This chart displays the relative frequency of themes mentioned by your faculty in response to this question. Note that responses often touch upon multiple themes, so the total number of comments reported in this thematic summary will exceed the actual number of faculty who responded to this question.

For help understanding this visualization, see guide video on Best/Worst Aspects.
Nature of work: General
Nature of work: Research
Nature of Work: Service
Nature of work: Teaching
Facilities and resources for work
Compensation and benefits
Work and personal life balance
Professional development
Tenure
Promotion
Mentoring
Diversity
Culture
Collaboration and interdiscplinary work
Leadership: Departmental
Leadership: Divisional
Leadership: General
Leadership: Senior
Shared governance
State support and oversight
Departmental collegiality
Departmental engagement
Departmental quality
Appreciation and recognition
Other
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%