The community is perceived as a difficult place for minority faculty and single faculty to feel welcome. Suggestions for improving the situation include hiring more minority faculty, taking a leadership role in educating the community to be more accepting of faculty with diverse backgrounds, and sponsoring activities and events that appeal to adults older than college age. Male and female faculty report roughly equal levels of stress in balancing work and family conflicts. However, female respondents were more likely than male respondents to believe that the university should allow course reductions after the birth or adoption of a child. In contrast, male respondents were more likely than female respondents to believe that such course reductions would generate resentments among faculty.
Faculty appear to have mixed feelings regarding administrators at the university.
Although a majority of faculty feel administrators could benefit from managerial training, the majority also feel their yearly evaluations are conducted fairly. Yet, obtaining a more supportive administration was the fourth most highly rated reason to seek a job elsewhere. However, it also appears that the faculty feel less support from higher levels of administration or when thinking of the administration as a whole body rather than individuals.