Black Law Professor Says Law School Wouldn't Give Him Tenure Because He's Black
After his tenure application was denied, he wasn't offered an extension on his employment contract with the school.
UDC’s application of disparate standards is racially based, as white professors with far less impressive credentials in the area of scholarship, teaching and service have been granted tenure and promotion, while other African-American professors have similarly been rejected.
— An allegation pulled from former professor Kemit Mawakana’s lawsuit against the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Mawakana, who began work at the school in 2006, accuses the law school of denying him tenure and a promotion because of his race. He claims the school discriminates against African-American faculty.
(Flip to the next page to read Mawakana’s lawsuit against UDC Law in full.)
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