Adrianna Kezar, Ph.D.
Director, Pullias Center for Higher Education
Webinar Description
Tuesday, February 17 at 2:00 PM (ET) |11:00 AM (PT)
Employee retention in higher education is increasingly shaped by shifting workplace expectations, evolving roles, and pressures unique to today’s campus environment. Traditional approaches to retention are often insufficient in addressing the realities that faculty and staff are currently facing.
This webinar will explore research-based frameworks for supporting faculty and staff retention, with a particular focus on the experiences of non-tenure-track and VITAL faculty, who are often overlooked in institutional strategies. Participants will engage with current research findings, reflect on their own campus contexts, and have opportunities to ask questions.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the five elements of an effective Employee Value Proposition (EVP), a research-informed framework for supporting faculty and staff retention.
- Identify the range of professional, personal, and institutional pressures impacting today’s faculty and staff.
- Assess the experiences and needs of VITAL and other non-tenure-track faculty, and evaluate institutional practices that enhance engagement, equity, and retention.
- Apply EVP-aligned strategies to improve faculty and staff retention outcomes.
Presenter
Adrianna Kezar is Dean’s Professor of Leadership, Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, at the University of Southern California and Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education within the Rossier School of Education. Dr. Kezar is a national expert of student success, equity and diversity, the changing faculty, change, governance and leadership in higher education.
Kezar is well published with 25 books/monographs, over 100 journal articles, and over a hundred book chapters and reports. Recent books include: Higher Education Leadership: Challenging Tradition and Forging Possibilities (2024) (Johns Hopkins Press), Shared leadership in Higher Education (2021) (Stylus), The Gig Academy (2019) (Johns Hopkins Press), Administration for Social Justice and Equity (2019) (Routledge), The Faculty for the 21st Century: Moving to a Mission-Oriented and Learner-Centered Faculty Model (2016) (Rutgers Press), and How Colleges Change (2018) (2nd ed) (Routledge Press).
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