Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan
the profession for a longer period of time and in the past, optometry was a male dominated profession. This scenario is changing as women are becoming the majority in optometry schools around the country. White faculty also tended to have higher ranking positions when compared to other races (Table 21). Full Professors were 89% White, compared to 7.4% Asian, 2% Hispanic, and 0.7% Black and Other or Unknown. The rank of Assistant Professor presented the most diversity, with 20.4% Asian, 4.2% Black, 8.3% Hispanic, 2.3% Other, and 0.4% American Indian/Alaska Native.
Table 21. Gender and Ethnicity of Didactic and Clinical Faculty at Optometry Programs Nationwide
% of Full- time Faculty by Gender
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Black or African American
Total 1.0 FTE Count
Hispanic or Latino
Other or Unknown
White
Asian
Male
92
0
3
7
0
0
1
103
70%
Professor
Female
39
1
0
4
0
0
0
44
30%
Total
131 (89%)
1 (0.7%)
3 (2%) 11 (7.4%)
0
0
1 (0.7%)
147
Male
87
3
3
15
0
1
4
113
51%
Female
85
5
3
14
0
0
2
109
49%
Associate Professor
172 (77.4%)
Total
8 (3.6%)
6(2.7%) 29 (13%)
0
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.7%)
222
Male
63
3
8
18
0
1
2
95
36%
Female
107
8
14
36
0
0
4
169
64%
Assistant Professor
170 (64.4%)
54 (20.4%)
Total
11 (4.2%)
22(8.3%)
0
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.3%)
264
Male
10
0
6
4
0
0
1
21
32%
Female
33
0
0
10
0
0
1
44
68%
Instructor
14 (21.5%)
Total
43 (66%)
0
6 (9.2%)
0
0
2 (3.1%)
65
Male
252
6
20
44
0
2
8
332
48%
Female
264
14
17
64
0
0
7
366
52%
Total
516 (73.9%)
108 (15.5%)
Total
20 (2.8%)
37 (5.3%)
0
2 (0.3%)
15 (2.1%)
698
Our College presents a similar scenario when compared to national data with a high representation of White male faculty in higher ranked positions (Table 22). For instance, faculty members with rank of Distinguished Professor or Professor are 88% male, and in terms of race/ethnicity, 87.5% are White, 6% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. Assistant Clinical Professor is the largest and most diverse faculty rank, with 69.7% White, 22.7% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic, and 1.5% Black.
Table 22. Gender and Ethnicity of Faculty by Rank at SUNY Optometry
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