Racism at MIT?

In the article, "Racism at MIT," author Thomas Bartlett focuses on one teachers case that he was not granted tenure due to the reason he is black. The article reports on a professor named James Sherley, a biological engineer researching stem cells. The teacher claims that he was not granted private laboratory space or tenure partially because, "I am part black but also partially due to my belief in embryonic stem cell research," says James. This case is just one of numerous cases of racism that have been filed against other teachers, deans, administrators, etc. from schools and other major companies. Racism does occur in careers and jobs that eventually all of us with fall into and witness at some point. We will not all witness the racism first hand but by just working at a company or school that has racism is witnessing it. Sherley knows that it is not all just because he is black but he has a strong feeling that the way he was treated made him feel that it was due to him being of color. Sherley says, "I'd be naive to think that my beliefs on stem cell research don't play some role."