January 10, 2003
Tears in the Fabric of Tenure
Public universities in 2 states curtail the time-honored institutionThrough good times and bad, professors have been able to count on the job protection and academic freedom that come with tenure. But faculty members at public universities in two states are beginning to wonder whether the cloak that has shielded them is beginning to tear.
In recent months, the University of South Florida has made it much easier to fire tenured professors, and the Texas A&M University System
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