April 2, 1999
Why Tenure Is Indispensable
For many years, tenure has been a popular target for critics outside of higher education. What's different today is that even some leaders of academe are calling for radical changes in tenure, and even for its abolition.
"Tenure, as it currently operates, has become more of a problem than a help to our endeavors," C. Peter Magrath, president of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, wrote in The
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