Tenure

It's been more than a decade since Cary Nelson summed up his views on problems facing higher education in Manifesto of a Tenured Radical. As Nelson would be the first to admit, the issues he identified in that book have not changed -- or at least not in the direction he would want.

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

Central Michigan University
--Salma Ghanem, journalism
Middlebury College
--Kateri Carmola, political science
--Michael Sheridan, sociology/anthropology
New York University
--Tazuko Shibusawa, social work

Study of economists -- complete with control group -- shows impact of coaching women on the process or getting published and winning grants.

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

University of Southern California

--Darnell Cole, education

Wabash College

--Amanda Ingram, biology
--Peter Hulen, music
--Tim Lake, English
--Peter Mikek, economics
--Brian Tucker, German

AAUP finds "especially egregious" violations of faculty rights in dismissals of 55 professors at Clark Atlanta in February.

Faced with charges that he's acted as a "bully" and sought revenge on colleagues who opposed him, a journalism professor at Ohio U. may sacrifice academe's coveted credential.

Experts on campus security and workplace violence say Huntsville tragedy reveals possibility of faculty members as perpetrators, but warn against "tenure denial made her do it" assumptions.

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities:

Ohio University professor denied tenure over collegiality issues was victim of a "tainted" process and should have been approved, a committee finds.

New study finds women tend to stagnate in faculty rank after earning tenure, while men tend to go on to full professorships.