The Chronicle of Higher Education

POINT OF VIEW

Tenure Remains Vital to Academic Freedom

By James E. Perley

We have seen major social and economic changes in all sectors of our lives in the past 20 years, and it is very clear that those of us who have devoted our professional lives to academic teaching and research are not immune from the pressures caused by these changes. The earth is shifting beneath our feet, eroding our...

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