Who We Are

Academic Resources supports the Office of the Provost by administering academic and salaried graduate compensation, position management, faculty recruitment and onboarding, faculty credentialing, and faculty records management. We provide creative, compliant solutions for colleges and departments, ensuring timely hiring and accurate records that underpin student learning and research across UNT. Academic Resources also provides financial oversight for academic budgeting, instructional fee administration, differential tuition, faculty compensation and pay administration, academic task/augmentation payments, and stewardship of faculty startup funds, ensuring policy compliance and transparent reporting.

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Our Strategic Goals (2026–2030)

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Modernize faculty and instructor recruitment and onboarding

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Academic Resources will reduce hiring cycle times, streamline credentialing and records processes, and strengthen guidance and training for search committees and hiring coordinators. By building faster, more transparent pathways for faculty and instructor hiring, we will enable colleges to deploy the right teaching talent when instruction demands it and reduce disruptions to course delivery and student learning.

Our Implementation Priorities

  • Refresh faculty recruitment guidance and launch role-based hiring training: Updated recruitment guides will streamline packet expectations, clarify external ad approvals, and consolidate resources in the Administrator Toolkit. Quarterly hiring coordinator training and a defined credentialing audit cadence will reduce errors, improve first-pass packet accuracy, and accelerate hiring timelines across colleges. 

  • Publish a graduate assistant appointment guide and improve on-time appointment rates: A concise guide covering pay schedules, key deadlines, and Dynamic Forms links will reduce confusion and payroll corrections. In coordination with the Graduate School, we will target a 15% increase in on-time salaried graduate student appointments by August 2027.

  • Redesign the academic budgeting workflow with standardized templates and manager training: Updated instructional fee and differential tuition guidelines, combined with KPI dashboards tracking salary commitments and startup encumbrances, will give academic leaders consistent, timely financial visibility. 

  • Implement a Compensation Integrity Framework for academic job codes and pay alignment: Systematic oversight of faculty compensation commitments, job code consistency, and augmentation tracking will ensure equity and compliance across colleges and reduce the risk of undetected salary discrepancies. 

Core Metrics

1st to 2nd Year Retention
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UNT Baseline (2024/25): 77% | UNT Target (2030): 90%

Unit contribution to achieving targets:

  • Timely instructor credentialing and graduate student appointments stabilize course delivery, reducing disruptions that affect first-year student experiences.
4-Year Graduation Rate
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UNT Baseline (2024/25): 42% | UNT Target (2030): 65%

Unit contribution to achieving targets:

  • Course demand analytics and timely staffing of high-demand courses prevent bottlenecks that delay students' progress toward graduation.
6-Year Graduation Rate
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UNT Baseline (2024/25): 61% | UNT Target (2030): 80%

Unit contribution to achieving targets:

  • Minimizing mid-term staffing gaps ensures continuity of instruction and reduces risk of students losing progress toward completion.
Annual R&D Expenditures
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UNT Baseline (2024/25): $124M | UNT Target (2030): $250M

Unit contribution to achieving targets:

  • Rapid-response hiring pathways for grant-dependent faculty and graduate research assistants align appointment timelines with award milestones.
Doctoral Degrees Awarded
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UNT Baseline (2024/25): 286 | UNT Target (2030): 300

Unit contribution to achieving targets:

  • Timely salaried graduate student appointments expand doctoral mentoring capacity and reduce financial barriers to degree completion.
Time to Value
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UNT Baseline (2024/25): 6 years | UNT Target (2030): Decrease time for programs over median

Unit contribution to achieving targets:

  • Streamlined administrative processes reduce friction in program progression, supporting students' timely advancement toward career-ready credentials.

Emergent Metrics

Important Dimensions of Our Success that Require New Approaches

Post-graduation placement:
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Percentage of graduates placed in high-demand occupations or graduate and professional programs

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Career-aligned learning:
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Percentage of academic programs that integrate internships, industry-sponsored projects, or other work-integrated learning experiences

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Awards and recognitions:
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Prestigious awards, exhibitions, and performances achieved by our students, faculty, staff, and alumni

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Innovation and entrepreneurship:
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New ventures, startups, and public impact projects launched by students, faculty, and alumni

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Student and alumni engagement:
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Perceptions of how well UNT prepares graduates to pursue lives of meaning and purpose

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Unit Level Metrics

 

  • First-pass accuracy of faculty hiring packets: Measures administrative quality and efficiency in hiring, reducing delays that affect course availability and research timelines.
  • On-time salaried graduate student appointment rate: Timely graduate student appointments directly support instruction, research productivity, and doctoral student financial stability.
  • Faculty hiring cycle time from approval to start: Quantifies efficiency improvements that reduce course disruptions and enable faster deployment of teaching and research talent.