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APA Committees

Statistics on Committee Appointments
Effective July 1, 2000


Committee on... Nominees Candidates Appointed
Career Opportunities 6 3 (1) 2 (1)1
Non-Academic Careers (Subcommittee) 8 5 (3) 2 (2)
International Cooperation 25 13 (3) 1
Lectures, Publications, and Research 23 11 (1) 3
the Status and Future of the Profession 23 9 (3) 2
the Teaching of Philosophy n/a n/a n/a
Blacks in Philosophy n/a n/a n/a
Philosophy and Computers 18 12 (2) 4 (1)*
Defense of Professional Rights of Philosophers 18 10 (1) 2
Hispanics in Philosophy 12 5 (1) 2
Philosophy and Law 13 8 (1) 3
the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender People in the Profession 14 5 2
Philosophy and Medicine 9 6 (3) 1
Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy 12 9 (3) 4*
the Status of Women 29 13 4*
Teaching Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges 8 5 (2) 3 (1)
the Status of Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies 11 6 2
the Status of American Indians in Philosophy 23 10 (3) 7 (1)*

Statistics

Total Number of Nominees 252
Total Number of Candidates 130
Number of Self-Nominated Candidates 27
Percentage of Self-Nominated Candidates 21%
Number of Appointees 44
Number of Self-Nominated Appointees 6
Percentage of Self-Nominated Appointees 14%

* including Chair

( ) self-nominations

1 Due to the passing of Donna Summerfield, there was an extra seat to be filled on the Committee on Career Opportunities.



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Last revised: August 28, 2001