Tenure, Protection and the Professoriate
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Selfe, Richard
Michigan Tech University

Abstract:

Does tenure protect our ability to talk back? The saving-of-tenure discussion would seem to come after an intimate analysis of why so many technology-prone English studies professionals are finding tenure at odds with the ebb and flow of their own interests, motivations, and survival. Excellent, productive teacher/scholars with a commitment to service are opting out of the tenure struggle and sometimes the university as a whole. That’s worrisome.