Committee decision workflows
Managing recruitment, promotions, and tenure decisions can be daunting. Faculty Information Systems simplify these processes through automated workflows.
Why institutions need a faculty information system
Universities operate within complex ecosystems that demand cohesion, adaptability, and insight.
Digital transformation in higher ed
Faculty Information Systems (FIS) serve as the connective framework enabling institutions to integrate a wide range of academic, governance, and administrative data.
The Faculty Information System is uniquely crafted to meet the complex needs of higher education institutions. By addressing challenges such as faculty workload management, accreditation reporting, and research activity tracking, it ensures streamlined operations tailored to academia. Its robust features empower universities to support their faculty, enhance collaboration, and foster institutional growth with precision and efficiency.
Our faculty candidates like the ease of uploading their materials - they're able to see what those requirements are on the front end. They fulfil the requirements, submit the document, and then their case is submitted.
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Lindsay Jacobs
Director, Faculty Affairs and Information Systems at Case Western Reserve University
Data consolidation and validation
Fragmented data no longer needs to be a barrier. A FIS creates a single source of truth by consolidating, deduplicating, and standardizing from multiple sources, both on and off campus. With validation interfaces faculty can easily maintain accurate profiles, helping institutions generate reliable, actionable insights while reducing administrative workload.
It's been very impactful for all of us, whether deans, provosts, departments, or the University President, to be pulling from the same data source.
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J. Michael McGinnis
Assistant Provost for Finance and Administration at The Medical University of South Carolina
Appointment and career journey management
Faculty Information Systems provide academic leaders with a clear view of faculty appointments and career trajectories. These tools enable easy access to essential details such as rank, tenure status, and employment agreements. Institutions benefit from visualized timelines and automated workflows that ensure proactive and timely management of promotions, tenure evaluations, and sabbaticals.
Before we started using Interfolio, we used different tools for different purposes. It was important for us to have a tool that covered as many different parts of the faculty lifecycle in one company as posssible.
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Celeste Boudreaux
Former Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at Rice University
Scholar profiles and resources
A Faculty Information System allows faculty to craft dynamic, portable digital dossiers that document their scholarly achievements over time. The system simplifies CV generation, enables internal and external collaboration, and integrates seamlessly with external platforms like ORCID. These profiles become valuable resources for faculty career advancement and institutional recognition.
Faculty impact and time-savings are important measures for us as well, and with FAR, we saw an average of 5.5 hours saved per quarter for faculty updating their profile.
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Gabriel Lopez
Director of Academic Policy and Family Programs at University of California, San Diego
Support for the full faculty lifecycle
By addressing every stage of an academic’s career — from hiring to retirement — FIS enables institutions to foster faculty success. They help streamline essential workflows, reduce administrative barriers, and create pathways for more collaborative faculty experiences. This holistic support fuels innovation and ensures universities focus on their greatest asset — their people.
Faculty are reviewed from the point they get here all the way through to when they retire, with two-, three-, or four-year review cycles. This means that we need a product that can incorporate multiple workflows - year after year, cycle after cycle.
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Julia Partridge
Director of Academic Advancement and Compensation at University of California, San Diego
Accreditation and compliance reporting
Meeting accreditation and compliance standards is simplified with tools that adapt to the diverse languages of academic disciplines. Rich metadata and reporting capabilities enable universities to generate detailed, comprehensive reports required by regional and professional accreditors, ensuring efficient and credible compliance processes.
We wanted a system that required minimal effort, saved time for participants, provided easy access to reporting, and allowed the Provost's Office to be more strategic and intentional in their support of faculty recruitment.
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Michael McCaw
Associate Director of Academic Appointments Office of the Provost at New York University
By consolidating and reconciling disparate sources of information, a faculty information system empowers universities to unlock a complete and holistic view of faculty contributions, achievements, and institutional progress. Built specifically for higher education, these systems harmonize workflows and amplify the impact of both faculty and administrators.
Digital transformation in higher ed: Why institutions need a faculty information system
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