Tenure

University system’s plan to curtail notice for tenured professors dismissed for financial reasons from a year to 90 days provokes faculty concerns.

Legislation in two states seeks to end tenure at public colleges and universities.

Survey finds a quarter of presidents have made decisions on taking or turning down jobs based on spouses' expected role. And study finds that much more remains expected of presidents' wives than presidents' husbands.

Study of economics faculty members finds that men get credit where women do not.

MIT management professors push data-based model they say is more predictive of an academic's future research success than traditional methods of peer review in tenure.

Wisconsin regents aren’t done changing the way faculty members are evaluated. This time, they are seeking to give administrators independent power over posttenure reviews -- a move faculty groups oppose.

Many professors say programs are being combined without enough attention to academic issues and the faculty role.

Gatekeeper or rubber stamp? Recent tenure denial raises questions about a president's role in tenure decisions.