Will individual respondents be apprised of the results of the survey, and if so, when and how?

The institutions with whom we are working will use the information we report from this survey in different ways. Campus leaders may share the results in summary form with board members, academic administrators, faculty groups and other stakeholders whose work can be improved by a better understanding of faculty mobility and retention. Some institutions will analyze information from the survey report and use it in their long range institutional planning.

Many examples of the utility of exit data emerged in our interviews with senior academic administrators at institutions already conducting this work and at those seeking to mount such an effort. Ways in which knowledge from analyses of faculty departures has helped or could help include but are not limited to:

• Suggesting improvements to chair training and development in the handling of faculty intent to leave;
• Revealing whether or not universities are effectively carrying out their missions;
• Identifying quickly any resignation patterns with respect to disciplinary cultures, gender, and URM status; and
• Offering poignant qualitative component – backed by sound research – in support of budget allocations to retain faculty.