Okonkwo

MEMORANDUM **

Charles Okonkwo appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of Arizona State University on Okonkwo’s action alleging of race and national origin discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VTI of the Civil Rights Act. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . After de novo review, Bradley v. Harcourt, Brace & Co., 104 F.3d 267, 269 (9th Cir.1996), we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Okonkwo’s discrimination claim as Okonkwo failed to rebut the defendants’ evidence that he was denied a tenure track position because he lacked expertise in the three focus areas listed in the job announcement, and that he was not rehired after his contract expired because defendants no longer needed lecturers after they filled the tenure track positions. See Aragon v. Republic Silver State Disposal, Inc., 292 F.3d 654, 660-64 (9th Cir.2002).

The district court also properly granted summary judgment on Okonkwo’s retaliation claim. Regarding the April 24, 2000 letter to President Coor, there is no evidence in the letter that Okonkwo complained of any protected activity. There *512 fore, he failed to establish a prima…