Agnes Scott Reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

Leocadia I. Zak

53% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Agnes Scott has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Agnes Scott 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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97 reviews
1.0
2 May 2018

Avoid working at this institution, if possible.

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Pros

The college is located in the metro Atlanta area which is the only perk to working at this institution.

Cons

-Crisis of leadership -Low salaries -Institution is in financial ruin -Numerous restructures and staff layoffs over the past 5 years -Crumbling facilities -Dwindling student enrollment -Very little work/life balance

2.0
10 Dec 2021

Fellow Staff are Incredible- Leadership is NOT

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Great community - Students are incredible to work with - Beautiful campus - Fun and engaging events

Cons

- Leadership is overly critical and suggests we aren't working hard enough when we are already understaffed and under-resourced - Leadership will blame others instead of being accountable - Leadership brands the thoughts, feelings, and opinions about the college as rumors instead of owning up to them - I am worried about retaliation just for posting this

5.0
4 Oct 2020
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Pros

Agnes Scott has a surprisingly diverse student body considering where it came from and its reputation. No one ethnicity is dominant-- 34% black, 33% white, 9% hispanic; 6% asian (writing in fall of 2020). There are four black woman vice presidents in the organization, including a vp of equity and diversity. There are conversations about race all the time, and not simply because it's trendy rn. A history tradition of engagement with and communicaiton about social and intellectual challenges sets this place apart, and there is a STRONG sense of community around this. The faculty and staff are genuinely trans and queer friendly. Everyone is attentative to pronouns. The school is also attentive to students in need of accomodations. I love working here because it's a real community--living in a dynamic time, and responding as it can. It ain't perfect, but it's supportive. It's one block from a trendy indy area with great food, independent stored, coffee shops and a center plaza for entertainment. It's 6 miles from downtown Atlanta, it's two blocks from the mass transit.

Cons

It's an institution, and like any other institution, change is hard and slow. There is a wide sense of POC feeling like the college talks about diversity as a "plug" and doesn't really do the work necessary for inclusion. As a faculty member I think this is one of those things that is true and untrue at the same time. There is no doubt that there is a huge effort toward making inclusion feel real and effective, and also, cultural change is slow. In a school, every four years the students sift through, so change may not be apparent to new students. No doubt too, that it is an HWC (historiically white), and has HWC traditions. (ie feels white). Another place wider cultural issues appear are in political representation--conservative students, and christian students have voiced that they feel unheard and unseen, and that it isn't socially acceptiable for them to have their views.

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