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The Rise and Decline of Black Political Scientists in the Profession

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2022

Michael B. Preston
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Maurice Woodard
Affiliation:
Howard University and American Political Science Association

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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 1984

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1 The Conference was held on March 29–30, 1984 at the University of Chicago. It was organized and supported by the APSA Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession. The participants in attendance throughout the conference included: Lucius J. Barker, Washington University; Laura Bornholdt, Lilly Endowment; Philip E. Converse, University of Michigan; Richard F. Fenno, Jr., University of Rochester; Matthew Holden, Jr., University of Virginia; Roger Kanet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Thomas E. Mann, American Political Science Association; William E. Nelson, Jr., Ohio State University; Marian L. Palley, University of Delaware; Huey L. Perry, Southern University; Michael B. Preston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Maurice C. Woodard, Howard University and the American Political Science Association. Others who participated in one or more of the conference sessions included: Twiley Barker, University of Illinois at Chicago; Leonard Binder, University of Chicago; Gary Orfield, University of Chicago; Bernard Silberman, University of Chicago; Deborah Summers, University of Chicago.

2 The CSB plan was to have a small group of people attend the initial session and involve significant others at regional and other meetings once we were sure where we were going.

3 Wall Street Journal, “Large Shortage of Black Professors in Higher Education Grows Worse,” June 13, 1984. New York Times, “Blacks Decrease but Women Increase on University Faculties,” January 24, 1984.

4 President Phil Converse and Tom Mann were very supportive of the conference and were active participants in all discussions. President-Elect Richard Fenno also gave his support and is now pushing us toward implementation of some of the strategies suggested by conference participants.