Tenure Reform

Up to Restructuring of the Professoriate

A number of institutions have started to question the value of tenure, and have made attempts to dismantle or weaken tenure. Here are articles on the subject.



Some Implications of Tenure for the Profession and Society
A defense of tenure from the AAUP.
Facing Change: Building the Faculty of the Future
A 1999 report of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities that calls for post-tenure review, more careful monitoring of sabbaticals, and for part time faculty to be paid at levels comparable to full time faculty. (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Tenure Remains Vital to Academic Freedom
A defense of tenure by AAUP President James E. Perley from the April 4, 1997 Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Tenure Debate -- Near and Afar
An comprehensive set of articles and links assembled by the University of Minnesota.
On Post-Tenure Review
May 1997 report of the AAUP on post-tenure review.
The Truth About Tenure in Higher Education
A joint statement on tenure from the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association.