Some of the biggest changes that respondents
cited over their tenure include technology, increased specialization, consolidation of firms and increase in the quality and level of service that brokerage firms now provide.
Nelson's report corroborates a recently released study by the U.S. Department of Education that emphasizes the disproportionately high number of male S&E professors.10 The report also
cites the salary advantage men of all racial groups enjoy
over women.10 While the unadjusted salaries of African - American faculty members were lower than those of whites, when variables were controlled, the wage gap disappeared.10 However, the study cautions that the markedly lower numbers of
tenured and working African - American faculty at doctoral institutions could obscure racially biased salary discrepancies.10