September 25, 1998
Study Finds That 'Referee Inflation' Accompanies Tenure Bids
The American Political Science Association did some checking and found that academe is suffering from "referee inflation."
More institutions are seeking external reviews of faculty members who are up for tenure or promotion, according to a survey of 467 political scientists.
Universities also are requesting more letters of recommendation for each personnel decision, and they are seeking letters for
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