And alas, the reading and writing of promotion-and-tenure letters. For some fortunate reason, I have none to write this year, which must be a first, but unfortunately, I have 11 to read.

Their quality must improve, and with that the credibility of promotion and tenure as a professional process, says Richard Utz, who offers some guidelines. It’s the season again for faculty ...

I think tenure should be abolished. It's a ridiculous situation where the institution loses control of the employee, and they know it. The employee can then begin taking advantage of the situation.

In addition to submitting a cover letter and CV, applicants are usually asked to send supplementary information to support their file, including but not limited to: statements of teaching and research ...

Letter: Tenure process needs further review. Opinion by Larry Isaak. June 02, 2024 at 9:17 AM. ... Today, I read the lengthy article in Inside Higher Education about your review of tenure.

For years, tenure has been rightfully debated within the public domain and State Board of Higher Education (SBHE), the governing body responsible for all 11 public institutions of higher education.

But last week, when faculty leaders voted to mark out full sections of new tenure criteria the university administration specifically asked for — and did it in red, as if to make the point that ...

Tenure Clock Delay Option for Spring Hires. When a tenured/tenure-track faculty member begins in the spring semester (January), they can request that their tenure clock be delayed by one semester, per ...

Sen. Loren Lippencott's proposed bill to eliminate tenure from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and other public institutions of higher education (LB1068) is a threat to conservatives and ...

Occasionally, academics reveal themselves, and it isn’t pretty. In their defense of academic freedom and tenure, Boyd professors Suzanne Marchand and R. Eugene Turner state, “We write this ...

Letter: Put limit on presidential tenure. By James Ault, Vancouver Published: May 29, 2024, 6:00am. Share: ... Letters to the editor are subject to editing for brevity and clarity.

Letters: Tenure aids professors who want to insert ideology into teaching LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Letters to the Editor. Author email; May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025; 1 min to read. ...