Using data from a 1988 national survey of postsecondary faculty, the study compared publication rates for African American, Asian American, and Hispanic faculty with those of Caucasian faculty. Results did not support the frequently advanced claim that fewer minority faculty receive promotion and tenure because of fewer publications. (Author/MSE)

The status of women faculty in social work is evaluated, based on a review of literature and statistics. Findings show women are seeing some progress toward equity in employment policy and patterns but also indicate that inequalities continue. Strategies for supporting development and retention of women faculty are suggested. (Author/MSE)

Analysis of the progress of women college faculty looks at trends in awarding of doctorates, academic employment patterns, promotion and tenure, academic rank and discipline, salaries, and publishing. Some comparisons are made with statistics on men faculty. Special issues in performance and evaluation that affect salary and rank are considered.…

A survey of 90 former Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Ethnic Minority Doctoral Fellows found Hispanic Americans were most likely to be full, tenured professors, and that more males than females were tenured, most who applied had been awarded promotion and tenure, scholarly productivity was attributed to a minority of respondents, and…