Evaluating multiple candidates simultaneously reduces racial disparities in promotion and tenure

Theodore C. Masters-Waage; Juan M. Madera; Ebenezer Edema-Sillo; Ally St. Aubin; Peggy Lindner; Maritza Gaytan; Heyao Yu; Christiane Spitzmueller

doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69937-5

Evaluating multiple candidates simultaneously reduces racial disparities in promotion and tenure

Theodore C. Masters-Waage
, Juan M. Madera
, Ebenezer Edema-Sillo
, Ally St. Aubin
, Peggy Lindner
, Maritza Gaytan
, Heyao Yu
, Christiane Spitzmueller

College of Engineering and Computing

University of California Merced
University of Houston
Pennsylvania State University

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Original language	English
Article number	3080
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69937-5
State	Published - Jan 2026

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General Chemistry
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General
General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

Humans
Faculty/statistics & numerical data
Universities/statistics & numerical data
Minority Groups/statistics & numerical data
Female
Male
Career Mobility
Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data
Black or African American/statistics & numerical data
Racism
White

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