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Cesar Blanco: “Of UT Austin's more than 1700 tenure and tenure track…”

Featuring: Cesar Blanco, Democratic | Texas Senate, District 29

Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18.

Published April 20, 2023 | Video Starts at 04:27

There are disparate impacts on minority staff in areas of faculty representation, in compensation inequities, gender gaps, promotions, endowments, awards, university leadership positions, and tenure. Of UT Austin's more than 1700 tenure and tenure track faculty, only 7% were Latinos and 8% were black. Yet a striking 80% of tenure were white. Latinos lagged in promotions of tenure by 22% compared to their white professors, while black professors lagged by 9% compared. (04:27–04:44)

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Asserts disparity in tenure grants at UT Austin for Latino and Black faculty.

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“At UTRGV, 42% of faculty is Hispanic, but of all the faculty granted tenure, only 27% were Hispanic and 4% were black.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 01:51-02:04
“At UTEP, 40% of the faculty is Hispanic. But of all the faculty granted tenure, only 18% were Hispanic and 3% were black.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 02:05-02:22
“At UNT, only 6% of the faculty granted tenure were Hispanic and 3% were black.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 02:53-03:01
“At UT Dallas, only 5% of the faculty granted tenure were Hispanic and 8% were black.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 03:02-03:09
“At University of Houston, only 8% of faculty granted tenure were Hispanic and 2% were black.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 03:09-03:18
“At UT Arlington, only 5% of faculty granted tenure were Hispanic and 8% were black.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 03:19-03:26
“At Texas State, 14% of faculty granted tenure were Hispanic, 4% were black, but 72% were white.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 03:26-03:37
“Latinos lagged in promotions of tenure by 22% compared to their white professors, while black professors lagged by 9% compared.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 04:46-04:55
“UT Austin confirmed with my office just this week that they did not follow through with the recommendations.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 05:15-05:26
“Universities declined to put forward a plan to address minority disparities, including those in tenure.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 05:27-05:35
“Universities across the state ditched diversity practices without putting up a fight for minorities.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 05:35-05:44
“Other university systems declined or did not even send us the data that we requested in time for this debate.”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 06:11-06:18
“Absent diversity, equity and inclusion practices, I do not trust that higher education institutions in this state will do any better for…”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 06:22-06:34
“The status quo [in higher education] maintain[s] the historically discriminatory barrier that tenure is within higher education for…”
Senator Blanco Speaks in Support of Senate Bill 18. | Uploaded April 20, 2023 | 07:37-07:49