Tenure reform is a hot topic among conservatives, especially state legislators in politically red states. For example, tenure reform hit the ground running in Florida, but in North Dakota, a tenure reform bill floundered in…
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Professor explains how tenure reform hurts conservative academics
Tenure reform is en vogue in red states like Florida, but at least one right-leaning professor in Texas warns of the potential fallout for conservative professors if tenure protections are changed. Adam Kolasinski, the James…
North Dakota moves tenure reform forward
North Dakota, a state not often in the national headlines, is making waves due to state lawmakers advancing a bill couched as reforming tenure in colleges and universities. Bill sponsor Rep. Mike Lefor called the…
Teachers union attacks tenure reform in Florida
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is unafraid of wading into political and partisan issues, and is doing so in Florida. The left-wing union is attacking tenure reform as unfair, while conservative politicians say tenure…
Florida professors don’t want to be held ‘accountable’
Being held accountable is commonplace in work and normal life, but apparently, Florida professors are unhappy with the idea of accountability. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law which creates a five-year…
Penn law professor offends the Left, but is saved by tenure
The University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School is under fire, again, over comments made by one of its law professors named Amy Wax. Wax, a tenured faculty member, has a history of making comments and…
1619 Project founder blames racism, conservatives for tenure controversy
On CBS’s This Morning show, 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones painted a picture of victimhood after the University of North Carolina (UNC) agreed to grant her tenure, after initially denying her tenure in May. She…
UNC’s Tenure Debacle over 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones
Over the summer, the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill announced its plan to offer Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the 1619 project, a tenured position in the Hussman School of Journalism as the Knight Chair…
Professor: Tenure has become a Safeguard for Professors in Non-Essential Fields of Study like Gender Studies
Todd Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, Roger Meiners, Professor of Economics at University of Texas–Arlington, Benjamin Ginsberg, Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, and Lee Fritschler, Professor Emeritus, Schar School…
Majority of Adjunct Faculty Older, Unhappy Untenured
The survey discovered that the majority of adjuncts are over the age of forty, and they mostly teach at one university or college.