Self Study - Maharishi University of Management

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T H E F A C U L TY
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n the Spring of 2009, we employed 59 individuals full-time as teaching faculty, including
two professional librarians, the director of the Learning Resource Center, and two staff at the
Recreation Center. Two others served as full-time research faculty. They were supplemented
in 2008-2009 by 12 full-time University employees who also did some teaching, as well as 22
adjunct faculty. The tables in the Institutional Snapshot (Appendix B) present the demographic
characteristics of the faculty in more detail. We evaluate the salient points here.
Age and years of service of full-time faculty
The first table at right shows that the 59 individuals who were
full-time teaching faculty in the Spring 2009 semester were
predominantly in their 50s. We can expect a number of fulltime
faculty to enter retirement age in the next ten years.
But the second table shows there has been a healthy
influx of new faculty in the last decade. More than a third of
the faculty were hired in the past five years. These data show
we have been successful in attracting individuals at midcareer
who bring rich experience to their classroom teaching.
Faculty demographics and qualifications
The faculty are predominantly committed full-time and are
well qualified for their instructional responsibilities. The best
measure of the faculty qualifications, from the students’
experience, is the percentage of credits taught by faculty
having various degree levels.
For that purpose, we treat first professional degrees such
as the MFA, MLS, and JD as terminal degrees. Over the foursemester
period from Spring 2007 to Fall 2008, 63% of our
bachelor’s credits were taught by terminally qualified faculty,
64% of our master’s credits, and 100% of our doctoral
credits.
A review of faculty personnel files and a sample of 20%
of the 348 faculty course assignments in the Fall 2008 semester showed that 100% of the
instructors were qualified to teach at the levels to which they were assigned.
Age Group Count Pct
20’s 2 3%
30’s 5 8%
40’s 5 8%
50’s 30 51%
60’s 16 27%
70’s 0 0%
80’s 1 2%
59 100%
Years of
Service Count Pct
0- 5 22 37%
5-10 5 8%
10-15 10 17%
15-20 11 19%
20-25 5 8%
25-30 6 10%
30-35 0 0%
TOTAL 59 100%