Why should institutions participate in COACHE?
Academic leaders at COACHE sites use the survey data to focus attention, to spot successes and weaknesses, to compare results with a self-selected set of peer institutions, and then to take concrete steps to make policies and practices more effective and more prevalent. The COACHE Institutional Report pinpoints problem areas, whether within a particular policy or practice, academic area, or demographic.Colleges and universities are realizing the value of their investment in COACHE by using their diagnostic data to effect: • Significant changes in policy or practice; • Modifications in recruitment and retention strategies; • Important dialogues and discussions among academic administrators; • Targeted efforts to resolve the concerns of particular populations (e.g., women, men, faculty of color) or particular disciplines (e.g., the sciences, humanities, professional schools); • Redistribution of institutional resources. Click here for specific examples of what members are doing with thei
