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Indiana State University Reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(302 total reviews)
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Deborah Curtis

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37% positive business outlook

Indiana State University has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 302 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Indiana State University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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302 reviews
2.0
31 May 2017

Stay VERY Far Away From Here!

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Pros

Pay is decent for the region, but grossly underpaid for faculty in comparable institutions across the country.

Cons

One of the most back-stabbing, cut-throat, ill-managed and administered, racist, segregated, and sexist campuses I've ever worked for in my 15+ year history in academia. The in-fighting, politics, and cruelty between faculty, supposed "colleagues," administrators, and unnecessary drama makes this place easily one of the most backward schools I've ever worked or attended. They certainly pay lip service to diversity, inclusion, fairness, etc, but in reality, those professing to have your best interests in mind are precisely those who will slit your throat at the first opportunity. Only the truly mediocre and desperate stay at this institution. Faculty loathe students and frequently bash them to one another, and even online, in violation of FERPA, which doesn't appear to be a cause for concern for the administrators.

1.0
28 May 2017
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Cannot honestly think of even one benefit; becoming unemployed looks preferable right now for one's sanity...ISU's top down, normative management talks a big game on "inclusive excellence," but sadly, nothing could be further from the truth. No real "shared governance" or true ownership among the faculty exists here. Talented faculty, go elsewhere!

Cons

Inept, greedy administrators; pathetic pay for regular faculty, while administrators are consistently overpaid; lion's share of teaching load piled upon the shoulders of untenured, pre-tenured faculty whose promised contracts/appointments are routinely dumped at will; constant turnover, due to culture of fear, backbiting; hostility prevails in most departments; mediocrity is rewarded, students go unchallenged -even encouraged toward status quo; terrible value for students' education dollar

3.0
14 Nov 2016
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Pros

There are many great people employed at Indiana State University doing some excellent work. Many of the professional staffers are committed to seeing the university succeed.

Cons

If you're a minority or a female, your chances of rising within this organization are bleak. Indiana State is a old white man's world.

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