The Questions of TenureRichard P. Chait, Richard Chait Tenure is the abortion issue of the academy, igniting arguments and inflaming near-religious passions. To some, tenure is essential to academic freedom and a magnet to recruit and retain top-flight faculty. To others, it is an impediment to professorial accountability and a constraint on institutional flexibility and finances. But beyond anecdote and opinion, what do we really know about how tenure works? |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Why Tenure? Why Now? | 6 |
What Is Current Policy? | 32 |
Does Faculty Governance Differ at Colleges with Tenure and Colleges without Tenure? | 69 |
Can the Tenure Process Be Improved? | 101 |
hat Happened to the Tenure Track? | 125 |
How Are Faculty Faring in Other Countries? | 160 |
Can Colleges Competitively Recruit Faculty without the Prospect of Tenure? | 182 |