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Academic tenure: What it is and why it matters

  • Written by George Justice, Professor of English, Arizona State University
Academic tenure: What it is and why it mattersIn the 2018-2019 academic school year, 45.1% of professors at U.S. colleges and universities overall had tenure.Tom Werner/DigitalVision

How would you like a job that was guaranteed and allowed you to do your work as you see fit and speak your mind with no repercussions? Most people would, and that’s the idea behind academic tenure. In the...

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