Using national data from diverse institutions and science disciplines, a study investigated links between internal organizational conditions and black faculty representation. Although discipline-specific labor supply is a powerful constraint, selective organizational contexts are also influential. Black faculty are most often found where…

Data from a survey of 230 college sociology departments revealed patterns of employment and academic rank among African-American faculty. African Americans do not necessarily have many African-American colleagues, numerical influence in departments, or equality in rank. African-American student population, school location, and dependence on…