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Explore the debate and science of Tenure.

July 19, 2023

On Collegiality

J. Scott Turner

Increasingly, collegiality is being added to the traditional triad of excellence that wins professors tenure. And now, the issue of collegiality is a fraught minefield, and has become one of......

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May 16, 2023

Facing Cancel Culture’s Wrath

Kali Jerrard

Higher education has sold out to cancel culture, jeopardizing academic freedom and institutional integrity in the process.

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January 26, 2023

Counterproductive Tenure Reform

David Randall

North Dakota House Bill 1446 proposes new reform to tenure in the state's public universities. While the sentiment is welcome, the bill is likely to decrease intellectual diversity on campus.

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December 9, 2022

NAS Applauds the Florida Board of Governors' Tenure Reform Efforts

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars has sent the following letter to the Florida Board of Governors expressing its support for their tenure reform efforts. 

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October 7, 2022

On Tenure

J. Scott Turner

Tenure will only provide the protection it is supposed to when university faculty can wield effective power against the academy’s political overseers.

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October 23, 2015

A Conservative's Defense of Tenure

David Randall

David Clemens writes as a conservative in defense of tenure.

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September 23, 2015

A Defense of Publish or Perish

George Leef

Prof. Paul Gottfried defends the publish or perish system for faculty promotions in a piece for the Pope Center.

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August 18, 2015

Faculty Tenure: Improve It, Don't Remove It

W. Lee Hansen

W. Lee Hansen argues that revisions to faculty tenure must be objective and preserve academic freedom. 

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August 7, 2015

Diversity Clauses for UCLA

Ashley Thorne

Ashley Thorne shows how UCLA's priority on diversity puts pressure on faculty members' academic freedom. 

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August 7, 2015

Virginia Tech Must Eliminate Diversity Requirements

Ashley Thorne

Update on Virginia Tech's tenure guidelines. 

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