Furman Named a Top 10 Small College Workplace For Second Year In A Row
August 4, 2010
GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2010 – The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated Furman University one of the best universities for employment in the nation as a result of the publication’s annual Great Colleges survey.
Furman was one of 77 four-year institutions recognized in the publication’s “2010 Great Colleges to Work For” program. For the second year in a row, Furman was named to the Honor Roll of Top 10 colleges in the small school enrollment category.
Furman made the Great Colleges Honor Roll for institutions with 2,999 or fewer students, and employees surveyed at the private liberal arts university gave Furman high marks in eight of 12 categories.
With the Great Colleges program, The Chronicle seeks to provide “unbiased reporting on which colleges are being innovative in their workplace practices,” according to Jeffrey J. Selingo, editor of The Chronicle.
Each year the publication invites schools to participate in the survey. ModernThink LLC administers the Great Colleges survey and analyzes the results.
This year 277 institutions participated, with more than 42,500 administrators, faculty members and professional support staff randomly selected for survey. An audit of demographics and policies and practices at each school also was conducted. However, The Chronicle emphasized that the primary factor in deciding whether a school was recognized was employee feedback.
Furman drew praise in the following categories: professional/career development programs; teaching environment; compensation and benefits; facilities, workspaces and security; job satisfaction and support; confidence in senior leadership; supervisor or department-chair relationship; and tenure clarity and process.
Based in Washington, D.C., The Chronicle of Higher Education is viewed as a top source for news, information and job listings for academia. The weekly print edition has a total readership of 350,000. The publication’s website traffic includes more than 12 million page views a month with roughly a million unique visitors.
