However, the school differences do not always follow closely with school gender distribution. The report shows the faculty perceptions of the climate for minorities. In general, faculty indicated that they felt comfortable teaching racially and ethnically diverse groups of students. One exception would be the item, most instructors are supportive of women. This item was rated less positively, even though many more students agreed that faculty are serious about treating males and females equally.
Students appear to have more neutral and less polar views of the campus climate for minorities.
Specifically, African American students consistently express less positive views about these aspects of campus climate. In most cases, other minorities, do not show signs of viewing the climate less positively than their non-minority counterparts. That is, the majority female student population tends to view the climate in the same relative terms as male student and male faculty, but the minority female faculty populations have less favorable perceptions. African American staff, on the other hand, tended to respond in more negative ways. However, the majority of schools on this campus do not appear to be making much of an effort to address these issues.