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March 7th, 2021 - 2:51 pm § in Racism, Schools & Colleges
How to get sacked from a tenured faculty position in one easy step
Has the University of Washington Abandoned Tenure?
Does the UW still have tenure? When I became tenured, the code and state law described tenure in terms of a life long commitment to a position and a salary. The commitment was defined in terms of an academic year of 9 or 12 months. For either period, the UW and the state were committed [&h[...]
February 15th, 2017 - 1:17 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
ATTACKS ON TENURE
Colleges, faced with funding cuts, target tenure trims Douglas Belkin Updated Feb. 14, 2017 5:19 p.m. ET For decades, tenured professors held some of the most prestigious and secure jobs in the U.S. Now, their status is under attack at public and private colleges alike. In states facing budget[...]
Ending Tenure at the “other UW”
The University of Wisconsin was once a great University, a world leader, competitive with the best of the ivies because of its ability to attract world class faculty. That era is passing. Critical to the success of American Universities has been the principle of tenure. Tenure, as it is practi[...]
February 15th, 2015 - 10:59 am § in Misc.
SPIKE LEE GETS TENURE
‘We’re in Disarray’: An Interview With Spike Lee By Sam Fragoso The newly minted Professor discusses his new movie, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.[...]
October 21st, 2014 - 9:45 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Umbundling Tenure
From Inside Higher Education: The fact is that much of the debate, in the United States and elsewhere, about the challenges facing higher education is focused in the wrong direction. Rather than constantly squeezing the professoriate and trying to ensure maximum productivity in narrowly defined area[...]
September 27th, 2014 - 9:42 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Shall We End Tenure?
The President of the UW AAUP, Rob Wood, addressed the non tenure issues at UWB and UWT as a labor issue. (see below) I suggest that he is missing the point. There are two critical questions : 1. Are UWB and UWT vocational schools or research campuses? Despite the quality of faculty at[...]
August 7th, 2014 - 9:03 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Teacher Tenure Under Fire
A segment of ABC’s “The View” (featuring Whoopi Goldberg and other guests) appears to attack teacher tenure. You can view a video clip here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/06/the-view-teacher-tenure_n_5652005.html?utm_hp_ref=tw Bad teachers are a legitimate concern and a s[...]
January 16th, 2014 - 12:24 am § in Misc.
Judges still haven’t decided challenge to Obama’s tenure
Eligibility case still alive (Tea Party) – A legal challenge to Barack Hussein Obama’s presidential eligibility still lurks in the Alabama Supreme Court. Filed on appeal almost a year ago, at least two judges have expressed an interest in Obama’s eligibility to serve as president. Attor[...]
Free Speech Leads to Dismissal of Tenured Faculty at Washington State College
NOTE TO FACULTY: DO NOT — USE YOUR UW EMAIL THE Ave has long suggested that UW faculty use UW email as little as possible. This story makes that point: A recent newsletter of the Society for Human Resources Management: raises disturbing issues of free speech on a Washington state coll[...]