Survey results released Monday by “The Chronicle of Higher Education” named Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi State University two of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work for 2016.” This is MUW’s fourth year receiving the title and MSU’s first.
The W ranked highly in the categories of collaborative governance; job satisfaction; professional/career development programs; respect and appreciation; supervisor/department chair relationship; teaching environment and tenure clarity and process.
“We are excited to be recognized for the fourth consecutive year as a great college to work for by The Chronicle,” MUW President Jim Borsig said in a press release. “Our faculty and staff continue to do good work, and I credit this honor to the campus climate they have helped to create. Our students also benefit from being a part of this great campus community.”
MSU was recognized for high marks in collaborative governance; confidence in senior leadership; facilities, workspace and security; job satisfaction; professional/career development programs and tenure clarity and process.
“Receiving national recognition for our workplace culture reinforces Mississippi State’s standing as a premier research university and an employer of choice,” MSU President Mark Keenum said in a separate press release. “We’re always working to build a more inclusive and engaged work environment where everyone has a stake in moving our university forward.”
“The Chronicle’s” survey, conducted March 14 to April 15 this year, asked more than 46,000 people at 281 institutions about experiences and characteristics at their institutions. This is The Chronicle’s ninth year to complete the survey.
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