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Magner, Denise K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
A survey of 33,785 faculty in 378 colleges and universities found nearly one-third were 55 or older, compared with one-quarter a decade ago. Over the same period, the proportion of faculty under 45 has fallen from 41% to 34%. While more women are in academe, ethnic diversification has not progressed. The survey also examined attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Diversity (Faculty)
