According to the department’s justification (a copy of which was provided to me by a high-ranking UP official), “Prof. Raymundo has consistently been ranked as among the top three of an average of eight to twelve candidates for hiring and renewal” since her appointment as a full-time faculty member in November 1999. It also added that her commitment “to continuously enrich academic discourse especially in theorizing and her passion to infuse dynamism into the discipline of Sociology have led her to an in-depth examination of current developments in Modern and Postmodern Social Theory, Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies.” (These excerpts were also contained in Raymundo’s November 16 letter of appeal made publicly available).
Sinabihan kasi ng Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) ang College Executive Board (CEB) ng College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) na magkomento sa isinulat na dissenting opinion ng tatlong tenured faculty na hindi pabor sa pagbibigay ng tenure kay Sarah. Dagdag pa rito, hiniling din ng VCAA noong Hunyo 2008 sa Departamento ng Sosyolohiya na magbigay pa ng karagdagang paliwanag kung bakit ang mga pang-akademikong kwalipikasyon at karangalang nakamit ni Sarah ay nakapangingibabaw sa isang insidente ng paglabag sa propesyonal na etika (further explain how the academic qualifications and achievements far outweigh this instance of breach of professional ethics).