The sharp increase in retirements and resignations in recent years has hit colleges and universities hard. Stress and burnout are intensifying and turnover trends show no sign of slowing: a new survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources found that more than half of respondents (57 percent) said they were likely – very likely (22.4 percent), somewhat likely (22.3 percent), or likely (12.5 percent) – to seek work elsewhere within the next year. A recent survey that polled more than 15,000 respondents, 1,000 of whom work in education, may offer more insight into this mass exodus: 89 percent of respondents who work in education believe their employer should be doing more to listen to the needs of their workforce.
