University of Illinois Faculty Trends

Seven Year Follow-Up Study

Assistant Professors Appointed to Tenure Track in Academic Year 1989

Table 2.4

Campus: Chicago

Racial/Ethnic Distribution

Grand

Male

Female

Amer Ind/

Asian/

Years

Total

Distribution

Distribution

White

Alask Nat

Black

Pacific

Hispanic

Unknown

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

Base Population

1989-90

68 100.0% 38 100.0% 30 100.0% 50 100.0% 0 0.0% 6 100.0% 9 100.0% 3 100.0% 0 0.0%
Years to Tenure

Base

2

0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

3

3 4.4% 3 7.9% 0 0.0% 2 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

4

2 2.9% 2 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 1 33.3% 0 0.0%

5

2 2.9% 1 2.6% 1 3.3% 2 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

6

17 25.0% 11 28.9% 6 20.0% 14 28.0% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Total Tenured

24 35.3% 17 44.7% 7 23.3% 18 36.0% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 3 33.3% 1 33.3% 0 0.0%
Separated from

1989-90

7 10.3% 2 5.3% 5 16.7% 4 8.0% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
University

1990-91

4 5.9% 1 2.6% 3 10.0% 4 8.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

1991-92

8 11.8% 3 7.9% 5 16.7% 6 12.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 1 33.3% 0 0.0%

1992-93

1 1.5% 0 0.0% 1 3.3% 1 2.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

1993-94

5 7.4% 3 7.9% 2 6.7% 4 8.0% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

1994-95

2 2.9% 2 5.3% 0 0.0% 2 4.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Total Separated

27 39.7% 11 28.9% 16 53.3% 21 42.0% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 3 33.3% 1 33.3% 0 0.0%
Remain on Tenure Track
in 7th Year (Rollback) 6 8.8% 2 5.3% 4 13.3% 2 4.0% 0 0.0% 2 33.3% 1 11.1% 1 33.3% 0 0.0%
Switch to Non-tenure Track 6 8.8% 3 7.9% 3 10.0% 6 12.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Terminal Appointment 5 7.4% 5 13.2% 0 0.0% 3 6.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Source: October Paymaster in the years indicated.
Note: Base population includes assistant professors with tenure code of '1' in October of the base comparison year.
Separation population includes assistant professors with tenure code of '1' in October of the base comparison year.
The category "remain on Tenure Track" includes faculty who rolled back the tenure clock due to leaves.
All percentages refer to the bold faced numbers in the Base Population row. For example, of the 38 males in the base population, 44.7% achieved tenure and 28.9% were separated from the university.
Similarly, of 9 Asian/Pacific Islanders in the base population, 33.3% achieved tenure and 33.3% were separated from the university.