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Virginia State Terminates 6 Professors Without Due Process
Campus security escorted the professors—five tenured and one tenure-track—to their cars and issued no-trespass warnings. They have received no written explanation for their dismissals.
After Researching Tenure’s History, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End It
Kansas May Withhold Millions From Universities With ‘DEI-CRT’ in Gen Ed
The budget bill would also freeze tuition revenue, allow institutions to fire tenured faculty faster and develop plans to eliminate a tenth of positions and expenses from universities’ leadership offices.
Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges
Regional and community college professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions.
Tenure Under Threat
A spate of firings in the fall revealed just how corroded tenure protections have become. How did we get here?
He Axed Tenured Faculty. He Could Now Help Republicans Cut Budgets Statewide
Kansas’s House speaker is planning to pay a former fraternity brother—and former Emporia State president—$50,000 for five months of consulting. His leadership of his own university was much criticized.
Under ‘Immense Pressure,’ South Dakota Adopts Post-Tenure Review
While the South Dakota Board of Regents says post-tenure review is a move toward increased accountability, critics say the policy will effectively kill tenure in the state.
Making Publicly Engaged Research Count: A New Pathway to Tenure
Recognizing the societal impact of research in the tenure and promotion process is important for restoring public trust in universities.