Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ruth Simmons is handling her job as president of the University?
Strongly approve: 41.1%
Somewhat approve: 31.4%
Somewhat disapprove: 11.4%
Strongly disapprove: 6.9%
Not familiar enough to answer: 7.4%
No opinion: 1.7%
Do you approve or disapprove of the Corporation's governance of the University?
Strongly approve: 16.0%
Somewhat approve: 44.6%
Somewhat disapprove: 13.1%
Strongly disapprove: 6.3%
Not familiar enough to answer: 17.1%
No opinion: 2.9%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) is handling its job?
Strongly approve: 23.4%
Somewhat approve: 37.1%
Somewhat disapprove: 5.7%
Strongly disapprove: 4.0%
Not familiar enough to answer: 21.7%
No opinion: 8.0%
Do you think the ban on ROTC should be lifted?
Strongly approve: 12.6%
Somewhat approve: 25.7%
Somewhat disapprove: 13.1%
Strongly disapprove: 30.9%
Not familiar enough to answer: 10.3%
No opinion: 7.4%
How does the level of student activism today compare to that when you were in college?
Much higher: 1.7%
Higher: 13.6%
No change: 17.0%
Lower: 24.4%
Much lower: 33.0%
Not familiar enough to answer: 6.8%
No opinion: 3.4%
Do you find first-years to be well prepared for academics at Brown?
Very prepared: 30.9%
Somewhat prepared: 47.4%
Somewhat unprepared: 11.4%
Very unprepared: 1.7%
Not familiar enough to answer: 8%
No opinion: 0.6%
Do you approve or disapprove of the University's newly revised tenure process?
Strongly approve: 19.4%
Somewhat approve: 40.0%
Somewhat disapprove: 13.7%
Strongly disapprove: 14.9%
Not familiar enough to answer: 8.6%
No opinion: 3.4%
Are you satisfied with childcare resources available to faculty?
Strongly satisfied: 3.4%
Somewhat satisfied: 8.6%
Somewhat dissatisfied: 12.0%
Strongly dissatisfied: 16.6%
Not familiar enough to answer: 37.7%
No opinion: 21.7%
Are you satisfied with spouse support for faculty?
Strongly satisfied: 4.6%
Somewhat satisfied: 14.3%
Somewhat dissatisfied: 18.9%
Strongly dissatisfied: 10.9%
Not familiar enough to answer: 31.4%
No opinion: 20.0%
How long do you anticipate continuing to work at Brown?
Fewer than 5 years: 12.0%
5-10 years: 16.6%
Until I retire: 44.0%
Unsure: 27.4%
How have changes made under the Plan for Academic Enrichment impacted the quality of undergraduate academics?
Strongly improved: 19.9%
Somewhat improved: 31.8%
No change: 12.5%
Somewhat declined: 8.5%
Strongly declined: 2.3%
Not familiar enough to answer: 22.2%
No opinion: 2.8%
How much of your work time do you spend on the following? Please rank from most time-consuming (1) to least time-consuming (5).
Most time-consuming:
Teaching (including prep time, grading, etc.): 44.0%
Research: 42.3%
Grant writing: 10.9%
Governance (serving on committees, etc.): 7.4%
Advising (including office hours: 8.6%
Least time-consuming:
Teaching (including prep time, grading, etc.): 5.1%
Research: 7.4%
Grant writing: 34.9%
Governance (serving on committees, etc.): 22.9%
Advising (including office hours: 8.6%
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