Higher Ed’s Hiring Challenges Are Getting Worse

The hiring trouble that has plagued higher education throughout the pandemic shows no signs of abating, according to a survey conducted this month by The Chronicle, with support from the Huron Consulting Group.
In fact, the challenges appear to have gotten worse for most respondents: 62 percent of college leaders who completed the survey said that hiring for staff and administrative jobs during January, February, and March had been more difficult than it was in 2022, while 32 percent said it had been about the same. And just a quarter of respondents thought that hiring would be easier in 2023 than in 2022.