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Tenure

Engaging Academia on My Own Terms

I associated my belonging and success in academia with persisting and succeeding in the “traditional pathway” of doctoral students. While no one specifically told me, “you need to get a tenure-track position at a research institution,” I was socialized to believe that was the only goal I should aspire to.

April 14, 2021

Women

Variances in Tenure Process Raise Gender Equity Concerns Exacerbated by COVID-19

Faculty across the country have expressed concerns about the equity considerations they feel are being missed in current conversations about what tenure should look like in the pandemic.

March 1, 2021

African-American

Doctoral Students Release Letter Denouncing Harvard’s Decision to Deny Dr. Cornel West Tenure

Earlier this week, Dr. Cornel West, professor and activist, threatened to leave Harvard University after his request to be considered for tenure was denied. Mafaz Al-Suwaidan and over 60 other doctoral students have released a letter challenging Harvard’s decision and standing in solidarity with West.

February 23, 2021

Tenure

After Harvard Refuses to Take Up His Tenure Case, Dr. Cornel West Threatens to Leave

Dr. Cornel West—arguably one of the nation’s most prominent Black intellectuals—is contemplating leaving Harvard for the second time, after the university has refused to grant him tenure. West, who had been a tenured full professor at Harvard left in 2002 amid a public spat with Dr. Lawrence Summers, then president of Harvard. He returned to […]

February 21, 2021

Tenure

Policy Makes it Easier to Dismiss Employees, Even Tenured Ones

A Kansas Board of Regents subcommittee has endorsed a policy making it easier for state universities to dismiss employees, including tenured ones, The Kansas City Star reported.

January 25, 2021

Tenure

Iowa Lawmakers Attempt to Eliminate Tenure Systems in Public Higher Ed

Iowa state Republican lawmakers have again proposed bills to eliminate tenured positions at the state’s public universities, The Gazette reported. State Sen. Brad Zaun proposed bills of the same nature in 2018 and 2019 that would prohibit tenure systems and the protections they grant. Rep. Steven Holt, proposed a similar bill in the House. Both […]

January 19, 2021

Faculty & Staff

Extend the Tenure Clock to Save Careers of Rising Academic Women

The halls of higher education already had a leaky pipeline for women in science and academia, but the coronavirus pandemic has taken an ax to the problem and busted it wide open.

November 30, 2020

African-American

The Black Professor at Historically White Colleges and Universities

While many still refuse to acknowledge the presence and destructive impact of racism, there is a growing multi-racial movement that is challenging the points of view, values and policies that perpetuate racism. However, among the places where racism can be present and remain largely unchallenged is at historically White colleges and universities.

August 30, 2020

African-American

Faculty of Color Confront Extra Obstacles on the Road to Tenure

Dr. Paul C. Harris, an education professor at the University of Virginia, was offered promotion from assistant to associate professor, but – despite positive feedback up until the decision was made – he didn’t get tenure. Harris, who researches college readiness and Black male athlete identity, shared his story on Wednesday’s Diverse Talk Live webcast, followed by a panel discussion about the obstacles minority scholars face on their road to tenure.

July 1, 2020

African-American

The Peculiar Tenure Denial of Dr. Paul Harris

Just as activists flooded cities across the nation chanting “Black Lives Matter” to express anger, outrage and dismay over the devaluing of Black bodies at the hands of White police and vigilantes, we must also collectively remind institutions of higher learning that “Black Scholars Matter” too.

June 23, 2020

Faculty & Staff

Athletics Are Not Expendable, if Education is Our Goal

These are troubling times for higher education. With budgets tightening, hiring and salary freezes, and the possibility of cuts looming, many are looking for ways to save our institutions. It may not be surprising that some are calling for cuts to athletics before other departments.

May 13, 2020

COVID-19

Universities Are Freezing Tenure Clocks. What Will That Mean for Junior Faculty of Color?

Over 240 universities are offering junior faculty extensions on their tenure clocks to ease the pressure as the coronavirus upends their research and routines. But for some faculty, gratitude is mixed with concerns about whether tenure track extensions are enough, if they sufficiently account for academia’s disparities or even risk exacerbating them without other supports.

May 9, 2020