In This Issue
The case for tenure
What is it about tenure that gets some people so upset? That it grants certain employees a security not available to others? […]
READ MOREWhy Tenure Has No Future
Academic tenure as we have known has become largely irrelevant but is so unpopular that it does serious harm to the professoriate […]
READ MOREThe Tenure Blues
Is the institution of tenure supportable? No, but not for the reasons you may think. Routine complaints about iron-clad job security and […]
READ MOREAre Tenured Faculty Slackers?
The word tenure, when used as a search term on ratemyprofessor.com, results in more than ratings for professors—it also showcases pervasive ideas […]
READ MOREThe Real Case Against Tenure
A lot of nonsense is paraded as truth in arguments favouring getting rid of tenure. They are of the sort that show […]
READ MOREObama and the Crash: reshaping the intellectual agenda in Canada
Major developments in American politics and society always provoke some combination of consternation, envy, imitation, rejection, or righteous indignation north of the […]
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John S. Saul: a passionate scholar
In a long career and life, there are ample opportunities to take sides, make judgements, and reach firm conclusions. This is perhaps […]
READ MORETenure and the Frights of Passage
I always thought I was good at dealing with gatekeepers. After all, my parents lived in a border town for 15 years, […]
READ MOREWhither Tenure?
Tenure as we know it today is a relatively recently phenomenon, dating from the 1960s. Since then, it periodically has come under […]
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