Tenure

Historian at U of Minnesota "celebrates" tenure with a scathing critique of her governing board's recent actions against a building-renaming proposal. She says she couldn't have risked these statements without job security.

WPI wants associate professors to understand what's possible, and offer options that go beyond traditional research.

New study of computer scientists says that when it comes to research output, where Ph.D.s get hired matters more than where they trained.

Facing flat enrollment and strained annual budgets, DePauw University will tap endowment to finance layoffs for dozens of staff members and hefty voluntary retirement packages for a graying faculty.

American Historical Association says hiring committees shouldn't ask for letters of recommendation until candidates pass a first look.

Linfield College is moving forward with a plan to cut its faculty -- apparently with or without professors' input.

Daniele Struppa’s years as a dean tested his support, but tenure’s protection of unpopular faculty views is essential in times like these, he writes.