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Quote from an Inside Higher Ed article: Blaine added that he'd like "more information about who we are giving tenure to, how much demand there is for their classes, publications, and the majors they teach in, etc." He also said that "regardless of my philosophical opposition to the outdated tenure model, I think we should proceed very cautiously and with full information before adding that kind of long-term, fixed cost."

The information this trustee claims should be evaluated are indeed included in tenure packages, developed in phases over the probationary tenure track period as faculty prepare annual evaluations and a 3 year reappointment review.

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The tenure track probationary period is usually ~6 years, and before then, consider 5-8 years of graduate school plus 4 years of undergraduate work. By the time a tenure dossier hits the desk of trustees, most faculty have been through a host of rigorous evaluations spanning at least 20 years.

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A pair of bar charts. The first chart shows what percentage of the analyzed cohort transition from a postdoc into a tenure-track job vs the fraction that move from a postdoc to another intermediate position. The second chart shows it takes an average of 5 years for the first group, and almost 7 years for the second group.

To give some further context to the idea of faculty not being fully vetted: Hsu et al. 2021 report 5-7 years between completing graduate school and earning a tenure-track position. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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The child in this trustee’s scenario? Faculty. Who submitted their tenure files for consideration in accordance with the terms of their employment. Both sides have a responsibility in that contract, one to submit and one to review.

I hope everyone really hears this.

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UNC's board has belatedly confirmed faculty's tenure awards, but made some incredibly alarming remarks along the way. On public outcry to the board's silence, one trustee wrote, "It is not good governance to give your child a cookie every time they lay on the floor and scream that they want one."

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www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

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anyone have ideas/resources for how AAUP chapters can show up in solidarity w/our staff/contract faculty colleagues? funding cuts are hitting hard, we needed to have set mutual aid networks up last year, the year before, etc.. 😬 also worried for our grad students and postdocs relying on grants

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EO on Accreditation Opens the Door for Rampant Corruption and Political Interference President Donald Trump’s executive order on accreditation is yet another attempt to dictate what is taught, learned, said and done by college students and instructors. Threats to remove accreditors fr...

Trump’s executive order on accreditation is yet another attempt to dictate what is taught, learned, & said by college instructors & students.

Threats to remove accreditors are transparent attempts to consolidate power in the hands of the administration in order to stifle teaching & research.

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Across the country on Feb 19, workers impacted by cuts to federal funding are coming together to say: Hands off our healthcare, research, and jobs! Join us in one of more than a dozen cities (& if there's not an action near you yet, sign up to be the first to know when there is): labor4highered.org

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