Audience Tenure And The Tenure Thesis

However, the tenure review process is also not without some controls -- periodic reviews take place as a form of performance evaluation, even if dismissals are only granted to tenured faculty based upon extreme misconduct. And there is a new trend towards creating a post-tenure review process with more stringent penalties such as salary reduction, dismissal, censure, and a reduction in workload for professors with poor records (McPherson & Schapiro 1991, 95).

Concerns still remain that the longevity of tenured faculty can cause a department to grow stale, and how this can impinge upon the quality of student education (Johnson & Kelly 1998, 740). Finally,...

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As with all professions, the professor's colleagues should review his or her work and ideally guide the instructor towards improving his or her teaching and research, and thus the education provided by the school. This atmosphere of collegiality is the ideal,…

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