The program had waiting lists on some classes larger than the class itself. If the problem was they needed new blood it seems they could have hired it in right

The program had waiting lists on some classes larger than the class itself. If the problem was they needed new blood it seems they could have hired it in right over the top. The one year term limits the ability of these other instructors to build teaching chops and reputations. It does seem self-protective/retaliatory by the senior professors.