UCs Receive Federal Grant to Hire More Hispanic Professors

A student crosses a walkway on the University of California–Irvine campus in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—University of California (UC)–Irvine announced in March it is joining three other UCs in using $2.3 million in federal grants to hire more Hispanic professors, citing ‘bias’ and unfair ‘barriers’ for lower numbers of Hispanic professors on UC campuses.

The effort is part of UC HIRE, an alliance across four UC campuses aimed at increasing Hispanic teaching professors in science, technology, engineering, and math.