Summarizes data from a survey of 33,785 faculty at 378 colleges and universities, including demographic characteristics, employment patterns, credentials, salary, publishing and professional activity patterns, teaching load and activities, political and professional attitudes, sources of stress, and attitudes about teaching. (MSE)

A national survey of college faculty employment and attitudes reveals patterns in minority group employment, rank, tenure status, doctoral degrees, workload, sources of stress, professional goals, and perceptions of discrimination. Minority groups include American Indian, Asian, Black, and Latino. Data are also reported for both men and women.…