Members. At UTRGV, 42% of faculty is Hispanic, but of all the faculty granted tenure, only 27% were Hispanic and 4% were black. At UTEP, 40% of the faculty is Hispanic. But of all the faculty granted tenure, only 18% were Hispanic and 3% were black. This may sound high, but these institutions are on the border where the Hispanic population is 80 to 90%. In fact, in recent years, UTEP has actually promoted Latino faculty to tenure at a lower rate. (02:05–02:22)
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Asserts disparity in tenure grants at UTEP for Hispanic and Black faculty.
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