She’s a ‘Star’ Latina Professor. But Not Good Enough for Tenure at Harvard.

Harvard University’s decision to deny tenure to a highly regarded Latina/o-studies professor sparked outrage this week among scholars and students, and has thrust the university into a broader national discussion about whether faculty of color are held to unfair standards in promotion decisions. It has also invited skepticism about whether the old guard of the Ivy League undervalues emerging scholarship on matters of race and ethnicity.