Gary M. Chesley’s Commentary on teacher tenure (“Now Is the Time to Redefine Teacher Tenure,” April 27, 2011) suggests that we should redefine the concept. We can begin by considering the following ...

A good deal of the uproar over the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court stems from the expectation that he will remain there for three, perhaps even four decades. The Constitution, ...

Eighty years after the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) stated the basic principles and policies of faculty tenure, the concept remains one of higher education’s most charged ...

The award of tenure is, of course, an immensely important decision -- both for the faculty member in question and for the long-term academic and impact of the University. The Provost has the ...

Does the awarding of tenure spur or slow the rate of university faculty research output? Do faculty members produce their most impactful work before or after they earn tenure? Do they become more ...

In June, the UNC Board of Trustees granted tenure to 33 faculty members — more than in any other month this year. The mass promotion approval occurred via written ballot, during a month when trustees ...

On Friday, August 26, as we celebrate Women’s Equality Day – a day marking the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote – it is a time to reflect both on the ...

Professors within the University System of Georgia continue to fight for stricter COVID-19 prevention policies, but another, perhaps longer-term struggle is brewing: the system’s Board of Regents is ...