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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.

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Opinion

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.

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Opinion

Anatomy of the Research Statement

When it comes to promotion and tenure, don’t just describe your research—explain and quantify its impact.

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Fighting Back Against ‘The War on Tenure’

Deepa Das Acevedo’s new book is a response to the erosion of tenure protections that has become all too clear in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death.

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Opinion

12 Steps for Responding to a Tenure Denial

Have hope—but also know the odds are stacked against you, John M. LaVelle writes.

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Study: Tenure Doesn’t Slow Average Research Output

However, tenured researchers who work in a lab had more publications than those in fields that don’t typically conduct lab-based research, according to a new paper.

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After Delays and Public Blowback, Chapel Hill Board Votes Outside Meeting to Award Tenure

After faculty raised alarm over the board’s delay on the decisions, trustees finally debated and voted by email. A couple of them said they generally opposed tenure.

Rachel Hardeman, former directorship of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity at the University of Minnesota.

U of Minnesota Antiracism Center to Close After Founder Steps Down

Rachel Hardeman, who faces plagiarism allegations, left the university under a resignation agreement. The next day, the institution announced her center would shutter.