By Jacquie Powers
The percentages of women and minority faculty members at Cornell have increased in the past year, according to a university report on diversity.
The percentage of women faculty members increased to 18.7 percent in 1994-95, up from 18.1 percent the previous year and 14 percent in 1986-87, according to the report "Progress Toward Diversity" prepared by the Office of the Associate Vice President for Human Relations and Office of Institutional Planning and Research.
The report found that women made up 37.7 percent of the tenure-track faculty, compared with 35.9 percent the previous year and 26 percent in 1986-87.
Minority faculty members made up 9.7 percent of the faculty in 1994-95, compared with 9.3 percent in 1992-93 and 6.5 percent in 1986-87.
The percentage of minority faculty members in tenure-track positions increased to 21.5 percent in 1994-95, from 18.4 percent in 1993-94 and 10.1 percent in 1986-87.
"We are encouraged by the growth in the percentages and committed to the goal of increasing even more the participation of women and minorities in tenure-track posi tions at the university," said Joycelyn R. Hart, associate vice president for human relations.
Hart added that it has become increasingly more difficult to make progress when tighter budgets have resulted in reduced hiring.
"Ten years ago, we averaged 150 new faculty hires a year. Now it's about 30," she said. "The good-faith efforts of our search committees have been crucial to the success we have had."
Other statistics from the report include:
·In 1994-95, 14.8 percent of tenured faculty were women, compared with 14.3 percent the previous year and 10 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 7.1 percent of tenured faculty were minorities, compared with 7.1 the previous year and 5.5 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 10 percent of full professors were women, compared with 10.4 per cent in 1993-94 and 5.5 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 25.4 percent of associate professors were women, compared with 23.4 percent in 1993-94 and 19.4 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 38.8 percent of assistant professors were women, compared with 36.1 percent in 1993-94 and 28.9 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 7.3 percent of full professors were minorities, compared with 7.2 percent in 1993-94 and 4.7 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 8.7 percent of associate professors were minorities, unchanged from the previous year and compared with 7.3 percent in 1986-87.
·In 1994-95, 20.7 percent of assistant professors were minorities, compared with 17.9 percent in 1993-94 and 9.7 percent in 1986-87.