Chaar López has worked at UT Austin since 2020.
Border-surveillance scholar Iván Chaar López was denied tenure at the University of Texas at Austin after being recommended by more than 30 scholars, The Austin-American Statesman reported.
Records obtained by the Statesman showed that Chaar López exceeded the bar for tenure and that his American studies colleagues recommended him for promotion pending approval from UT President Jim Davis, a presidential committee and the system Board of Regents. In February, the tenure committee unexpectedly denied Chaar López’s tenure application without explanation. He told the Statesman that he fears it was because his research on the ways border-surveillance technologies are tied to history and race is controversial among conservative officials.
“Iván’s case is a warning for all faculty across the university,” Lauren Gutterman, former chair of the American studies department, told the Statesman. “Because it suggests that achieving excellence in your field is no longer enough to secure tenure and promotion.”
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