Smaller and Restructured: How the Pandemic Is Changing the Higher Education IT Workforce

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Author(s): Jenay Robert
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Hub Research Report
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Budgets Centralized and Decentralized Support CIO COVID-19 Institutional Management IT Funding and Spending IT Organization IT Strategic Planning IT Workforce Development Leadership and Management Mental Health and Wellness New Models Organizational Structure Strategic Planning Working Remotely

Smaller and Restructured: How the Pandemic is Changing the Higher Education IT Workforce

 

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One of the most salient consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education has been a reduction and reorganization of the workforce. In this report, we share the voices of senior IT leaders surveyed in October 2021, and focus on respondents’ open-ended descriptions of the impact of the pandemic on their units and on plans for reorganization.

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Size of the IT Workforce

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Most respondents (42%) reported that during 2021 their IT organization got smaller, but 26% of respondents indicated that their IT organization grew.

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Plans for IT Reorganization

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In the face of staff turnover and new service needs, IT units are evolving "to support the new normal" and "to support the students and workforce of the future."

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Resources for Action

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