The majority of UNT faculty, professional faculty, and pre-tenure faculty endorse positive statements about UNT's senior leadership. Seventy-two percent agree UNT's leadership visibly supports diversity, while more than 60% report satisfaction with their dean's communication and stated priorities.
UNT faculty (overall) and Associate professors particularly report more satisfaction than faculty and Associate faculty at peer institutions with every aspect of the Chief Academic Officer's leadership, from pace of decision-making* to stating priorities* and communicating priorities.*
The majority of Pre-Tenure faculty report satisfaction with every aspect of chairs' leadership from pace of decision-making (72%) to stating (70%) and communicating priorities (70%), ensuring faculty input (72%), and fairly evaluating their work (74%).
Fewer URM faculty agreed that UNT leadership states priorities consistently (43%)* and acts on them consistently (35%)* and that chairs support adaptations to change (43%).*
The UNT COACHE Steering Committee noted that UNT faculty's views on the priorities and decision-making at higher levels of senior leadership are generally stronger compared to our peer institutions and COACHE cohort, while lower levels of confidence were noted for divisional, departmental, and faculty-faculty leadership. Faculty were less satisfied with leadership's communication of priorities, for fairness in evaluating work, and with how to fulfill the requirements for R1 status while remaining student-centered. To address these areas, the following is recommended:
*= UNT Outshines Peers
NOTE: FOC = Faculty of color (non-White faculty); Professional faculty = Faculty who are not on the tenure track; URM = Underrepresented minority (Black and Latinx)