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It would seem like tenure (making it hard to fire people) compounds this problem.
by mathattack 8y ago
It would seem like tenure (making it hard to fire people) compounds this problem.
- chrisseaton 8y agoTenure does not protect you from being fired for things like inappropriate behaviour.
- mathattack 8y agoDoesn’t it make it harder? Look at recent Stanford scandals.
- chrisseaton 8y agoNo, they can still fire you for incompetance, discipline, or if they can't afford you https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/handbooks/faculty-handbook/chapter-4/subchapter-4/page-4-4-2 https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/handbooks/faculty-handb... Tenure simply means 'without limit of time'. That's all it means. https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/handbooks/faculty-handbook/chapter-2/subchapter-1/page-2-1-3 https://facultyhandbook.stanford.edu/handbooks/faculty-handb...
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoI think that's less likely than you suggest - of course, tenure was originally intended to encourage academic freedom, to allow scholars to publish and teach without fear of being fired for having non-mainstream ideas. But tenure policies always include some conditions for dismissal 'for cause'[1], which includes immoral behavior. 1: https://www.aaup.org/issues/appointments-promotions-discipline/termination-discipline-2004 https://www.aaup.org/issues/appointments-promotions-discipli...