October 5, 2001
Professors Who Defend Tenure: Are They Hypocrites?
By JAGDISH BHAGWATI and BRENDAN O'FLAHERTYA note of controversy marked the recent announcement of Shirley Tilghman's appointment as president of Princeton. Even though most people thought she was well qualified in all respects, a few critics observed that she had once publicly doubted the institution of academic tenure. After all, tenure is to professors what executive privilege is to the White House: a practice elevated to a special status almost beyond
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