POINT OF VIEW

Does Tenure Really Work?

By WENDY M. WILLIAMS and STEPHEN J. CECI

The modern American university faces declining financial support from federal and state governments, and one way institutions have saved money has been to offer tenure to fewer professors: Today less than 40 percent of U.S. faculty members are on the tenure track. At the same time, distance learning and virtual...

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