A guide for writing anti-racist tenure and promotion letters

• Published in: eLife Vol. 11
• Main Author: Bellamy, Pearis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 15.11.2022; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: anti-racism; diversity; equity; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Faculty; Humans; Mentors; promotion; Racial discrimination; Racial justice; Racism; recommendation letters; Tenure; United States; White supremacy; Writing; United States; United States > US; anti-racism; inclusion; diversity; recommendation letters; equity; tenure; promotion

In a two-page tenure letter, senior faculty can make or break a career. This power has an outsized impact on Black academics and other scholars with marginalized identities, who are awarded tenure at lower rates than their white colleagues. We suggest that this difference in tenure rates is due to a...