An accomplished nematologist now has tenure at Michigan State University after initially being passed over following her criticism of “diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
Professor Marisol Quintanilla recently won tenure from the public university in Lansing after intervention from the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism.
The civil rights group intervened after Quintanilla (pictured) failed to obtain tenure despite two decades of teaching experience and “21 peer-reviewed publications, over $6.2 million in grants, and 189 extension talks,” according to a news release.
The group argued in a January letter that the school discriminated against Quintanilla after she faced backlash in 2022 for criticizing DEI policies. She also declined to list her gender on university forms, “believing these questions implicitly endorsed ideological positions contrary to her faith.”