The tenure bid for The 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones has been resubmitted and sent to the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following widespread backlash that the acclaimed journalist was not offered tenure upon her appointment.

Charles Duckett, chair of the board of trustees university affairs committee, confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the board received the resubmitted offer from UNCs committee on appointments, promotions and tenure on Tuesday.

The school faced criticism last week when it was revealed that Hannah-Jones, who earned the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for her commentary in her introductory essay for the groundbreaking 1619 Project, was not offered a tenure position upon her appointment.

UNC announced last month that Hannah-Jones would be joining the school in July as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism a position held by someone recognized as a highly respected news leader who brings insights about journalism and [supports] elevating it in the academy.

People across the nation have publicly slammed the university this past week over its failure to offer Hannah-Jones tenure.