| School | Number | Rank and Reasons Position was not Filled |
| Alabama | 1 | Undesignated rank |
| Albany | 1 | Professor |
| Alberta | 1 | Assistant – unsuccessful search |
| Buffalo | 1 | Associate – late resignation |
| California – Los Angeles | 3 | Associate/assistant – negotiating appointments |
| Catholic | 1 | Assistant |
| Clark Atlanta | 1 | Assistant – search not authorized |
| Emporia | 1 | Associate – chose not to fill |
| Florida State | 1 | Undesignated rank – held open to hire visiting |
| Indiana | 1 | Undesignated rank – held open |
| Kent | 1 | Assistant – unsuccessful search |
| Kentucky | 2 | Assistants – one hired for fall 1998, other hired for spring 2000 |
| Long Island | 1 | Undesignated rank – held open |
| Maryland | 2 | Assistants |
| Michigan | 2 | Professor – budget constraints |
| Missouri | 3 | Undesignated rank – search in progress |
| Montreal | 1 | Professor – budget constraints |
| North Carolina Central | 1 | Assistant – held open |
| North Carolina – Chapel Hill | 2 | Professor hired for fall 1998, associate – late resignation |
| North Carolina – Greensboro | 1 | Undesignated rank |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Undesignated rank, search in progress |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | Assistant – held open |
| Rhode Island | 1 | Professor |
| Simmons | 1 | Assistant – unsuccessful search |
| Syracuse | 2 | Assistants – late resignations |
| Texas | 2 | Professor – not fully funded; Professor – held open |
| Toronto | 1 | Assistant – search in progress |
| Washington | 6 | Undesignated ranks – recruitment delayed pending appointment of new director |
| Wayne State | 1 | Undesignated rank – held open |
| Western Ontario | 5 | Undesignated rank |
| Wisconsin – Milwaukee | 1 | Assistant – hired for fall of 1998 |