June 15, 2001
Northeastern U. Professors Reject Tenure Changes
Northeastern University's Faculty Senate has rejected a proposal that would have enabled the institution to fire tenured professors, bowing to concerns that such a policy would endanger academic freedom.
Under the proposed policy, which was submitted last month by a seven-member committee established by the Faculty Senate, a professor who received poor merit ratings two years in a row would have been counseled by a three-member faculty panel charged with creating a plan to help the
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