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Academics Are Workers

September 4, 2026

Tenure can be confusing, even for those who have it. Here’s why academia’s most unique work practice is—and isn’t—so special.

A wooden stamp lies next to the stamped word "Terminated."
A wooden stamp lies next to the stamped word "Terminated."

Fire First, Settle Later: Academia’s Troubling New MO?

April 7, 2026

Denying tenure-line faculty their legal rights comes with costs.

An illustration featuring 11 different employees carrying boxes heading toward the door, suggesting layoffs. They are following a beam of light out the door, while darkness surrounds them.
An illustration featuring 11 different employees carrying boxes heading toward the door, suggesting layoffs. They are following a beam of light out the door, while darkness surrounds them.

Sublimating the Grief of the Left Behind

April 1, 2025

Academic job loss really is different from other kinds of job losses, Deepa Das Acevedo writes.

A triptych of three headshots, from left to right, of Amy Wax, Maura Finkelstein and Joe Gow.
A triptych of three headshots, from left to right, of Amy Wax, Maura Finkelstein and Joe Gow.

The Extraordinariness of Extramural Absolutism

November 5, 2024

The protection of extramural speech may be necessary, but academics should acknowledge the magnitude of the privilege they’re claiming, Deepa Das Acevedo writes.

The domed state capitol building in Texas.
The domed state capitol building in Texas.

In the Battle for Tenure, Words Matter

May 15, 2023

Opponents of tenure would have us believe it’s categorically different from other forms of just cause employment—but it’s not, Deepa Das Acevedo writes.