November 9, 2001

The Real Reasons to Keep Tenure, and Questions About Its Success

To the Editor:

The critique of tenure by Jagdish Bhagwati and Brendan O'Flaherty wrongly claims that academic freedom and diversity would be better served by changing the nature of tenure ("Professors Who Defend Tenure: Are They Hypocrites?," The Review, October 5).

Citing a Supreme Court ruling that protects the political expressions of public employees, they claim that tenure is unnecessary for academic freedom. First, they ignore the fact that tenure also protects people at

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