He said that the UMC intends to strengthen alliances with coalitions on campus, collaborating on inter-cultural work. The progress report of the Faculty Gender Equity Committee was presented by the committee co-chairs, Dr. Phoebe Leboy and Dr. Barbara Lowery. They shared a preview of some highlights from the vast amount of information they have collected. Their final report is expected in the spring. They reported that the number of women faculty is lower than expected and the rate of increase has slowed over the past few years.
Women tend to be underrepresented in the tenured ranks among associate and full professors.
There is a disproportionate percent of women at the rank of assistant professor, in the untenured ranks. Their salary equity subcommittee has found that among the non-health schools there appears to be no significant difference in salary by gender. Most schools have few, if any, term chairs.