MEMORANDUM 99-53

December 10, 1999

The AALS Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers embarked in 1990 upon a study to gauge any differences in the rates of retention, promotion and tenuring of faculty based on gender or race. Enclosed is a preliminary report of that study written by AALS Research Associate Richard A. White.

Although statistical differences are apparent when comparisons are made based on gender and race, the report makes no effort to identify the causes for such disparities. The Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers plans to continue its study of this area and, in furtherance of that objective, will present a program at the upcoming AALS Annual Meeting which will include discussion of the findings in the preliminary report. The program, "The Road to Tenure: A Discussion of Race, Gender, Retention and Promotion Informed by Recent Data," will take place on Saturday, January 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Enclosure: Preliminary Report on the Promotion, Retention, and Tenuring of New Law School Faculty Hired in 1990 and 1991 [Not available on website at this time.]

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