AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey 2009-10

We are currently working on the Web interface for our 2009-10 survey, and will be sending out specific information as soon as possible. We do not anticipate any significant change in reporting categories or definitions, but the process for submitting and verifying data will change. You will be able to make use of the same Excel file format for assembling data and doing an initial validation, and we will make available an updated version of the Excel file with proper labeling soon. We are making changes to the Web interface for submitting and reviewing data, which we expect will result in a cleaner and more polished look and a more user-friendly experience. Later we will make corresponding changes to the interface for ordering custom reports.

If you know that the survey contact person or other information about your institution will be changing, please send an e-mail to aaupfcs@aaup.org.

We still plan to carry out a voluntary pilot test for collecting individual-level faculty compensation data, although with the press of other projects this may actually take place during the regular survey season. If you are interested in participating please send us an e-mail. We will be directly contacting those who have already expressed an interest.

We are also developing a brief questionnaire to get a sense of institutional plans regarding faculty employment, in light of the current national economic situation. We are still working out the most effective means for distributing the survey and tabulating results. Participation in this supplemental survey will be unrelated to the regular compensation survey, but should be very useful for your institutional planning and benchmarking.

As always, we appreciate your participation and welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions. We will do our best to respond in a timely manner.

AAUP Research Office
John Curtis, Director of Research and Public Policy
Michael Kinsella, Research Assistant
aaupfcs@aaup.org