What position does the report take on tenure?
The report strongly affirms the importance of tenure: “Our deliberations began with a shared commitment to a tenure process that produces excellence and is of finite duration.” (page 3) On page 4 it further affirms, “It is also important to emphasize that the Committee’s recommendations are not intended to erode in any way the rights and responsibilities connected with faculty tenure. The members of the Committee endorse the belief that tenure is an essential part of the guarantee of academic freedom and key to the recruitment and retention of an excellent faculty.
The report strongly affirms the importance of tenure: “Our deliberations began with a shared commitment to a tenure process that produces excellence and is of finite duration.” (page 3) On page 4 it further affirms, “It is also important to emphasize that the Committee’s recommendations are not intended to erode in any way the rights and responsibilities connected with faculty tenure.
