Rethinking Tenure

Abolish, strengthen, or replace it?

Tenure as an institution has been shrinking for years. Today, tenured and tenure-track faculty members make up less than 30 percent of the nation’s professoriate. Some colleges are experimenting with alternatives to tenure, finding ways to offer job security and a governance role to those outside the system. Others are trying to make tenure expectations clearer and fairer.

In this collection of Chronicle articles, anchored by newly reported analysis, you’ll hear from academics who want to strengthen tenure, recreate it, abolish it, or experiment with something new in its place. Read on to learn how tenure’s place in the academy is changing.

Section 1: New Tenure Models for Changing Times
Section 2: Financial, Political, and Equity Concerns
Section 3: The Future of a Beleaguered Institution

Date: August 2021
Pages: 92
Digital file size: 4.19 MB

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