… describes the University of Maryland faculty’s recent rejection of a rather too-harsh post-tenure review proposal.
Mr UD, a department representative to the UM faculty senate, was very much involved in the thing.
… describes the University of Maryland faculty’s recent rejection of a rather too-harsh post-tenure review proposal.
Mr UD, a department representative to the UM faculty senate, was very much involved in the thing.
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:08PM
Hmmm…
Good for Mr. UD!
In the tenure code at most universities there is a provision for "dismissal for cause." Fair enough, if the administration has a legitimate problem with faculty performance, let them use this.
I have no sympathy for people who want a free ride.
But the sad fact is that at most universities post-tenure review is viewed as a mechanism for getting rid of problem children – those quirky people who would not qualify for dismissal for cause, but who might be squeezed out by sufficient harassment. At our place a foolish attempt to do away with tenure has seriously damaged the institution. Some administrators apparently still think that post-tenure review might be used effectively to accomplish the same goals they had when they tried to abolish tenure.
And so it goes.
Bill Gleason – University of Minnesota