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Competing for the Academic Workforce in a Global Environment
October 30 2007
Lynn T SingerDeputy Provost amp
Vice President for Academic ProgramsPrincipal Investigator NSF- ADVANCE ACES
Why NSF-ADVANCE
The goal of NSF-ADVANCE is developing systematic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse S amp E workforce
Institutional Transformation awards support innovative and comprehensive programs for institution-wide change Creative and sustainable strategies are disseminated among the 31 ADVANCE schools and throughout the country
Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (ACES)
ACES goal is to promote a culture of equity participation openness and accountabilityThe objectives are
ndash the full participation of women at all levels of the university
ndash improving the climate for women faculty through initiatives which will benefit the entire campus
$35 million dollar grant implemented over 5 years in 32 departments in four schools (SOM CAS CSE WSOM)
Age amp Retirement Patterns of CWRU Faculty
Faculty Retirement Trends bull Mandatory retirement at age 70 ended on January 1st 1994bull By 2004 the end of mandatory retirement had added one year
to retirement agebull 2004 TIAA-CREF study at U of Minnesota and U of North
Carolina found that a large majority of faculty planned to retire at 66
Prepared October 11 2007 by Fred Collopy Professor and Chair Information Systems Department Weatherhead School of Management
The eleven-year mean is just over 68
Age of tenured CWRU faculty at retirement1997-2007
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
CWRU Faculty Retirement Age 1997-2007
Mean retirement age of tenured CWRU faculty
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The retirement age is rising (lsquo06 amp lsquo07 were probably affected by incentives)
Mean Retirement Age of CWRU Faculty
The median age of the tenure-track faculty is 52
Age distribution of CWRU tenure-track faculty
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81
Age Distribution of Tenure Track Faculty
The population is slightly bimodal with a dip among late 40s amp early 50s
Age distribution of CWRU tenure-track faculty
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81
5-year moving average
Age Distribution 5-year Moving Average
About 21 of our faculty is in our historical retirement window
Age distribution of CWRU tenure-track faculty
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81
21 of CWRU Faculty Are In Retirement Window