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Plagued by Tenure Disputes, One School Tries “American Idol” Format

Posted on Friday, November 30th 2012
Tags: bias, controversy, politics, tenure
Plagued by Tenure Disputes, One School Tries “American Idol” Format
by Con Chapman Lifestyles Editor DANVILLE, Kentucky. This idyllic town is home to the University of Middle Kentucky, a country cousin within the state university system but no stranger to big-time academic politics. “Every year we’re torn apart because somebody didn’t get tenure,” says Lionel Suggins, a food service employee who follows campus politics from [...]

Faculty Denied Tenure Are Branded “Thoughtful”

Posted on Tuesday, October 9th 2012
Tags: bias, committee, decisions, denial, fairness, service, tenure
Faculty Denied Tenure Are Branded “Thoughtful”
by Diana Senechal Warwick, Rhode Island—A review of past tenure decisions at Hyperlink College has revealed that nearly every faculty member denied tenure was called “thoughtful” in his or her evaluation, whereas those granted tenure were not. “I don’t really want to go into it, given the confidentiality of it all, but we kind of [...]

University Performs Fastest Soulectomy on Record

Posted on Thursday, March 3rd 2011
Tags: expectations, tenure, track
University Performs Fastest Soulectomy on Record
Doctors have finally verified claims that the College of Madison performed the fastest soulectomy in higher education history. “We couldn’t believe the soulectomy could be completed in less than two days,” said Dr. Rachel O’Quinn. “But all evidence points to verification.” According to the medical records, Dr. Juliette Mecum arrived for her first day of [...]

Faculty Institutes NHL-Inspired Promotion Process

Posted on Monday, January 31st 2011
Tags: decisions, practices, promotion, selection, tenure
Faculty Institutes NHL-Inspired Promotion Process
Inspired by the new all-star selection process in the National Hockey League, faculty at Landry College have voted to adopt a draft-style promotion process. Prior to the change, faculty were put through a rigorous selection process that included an extensive evaluation of their scholarship and teaching evaluations. Committees spent hours in emotionally and intellectually grueling [...]

For Cost of Lunch Money, Tenured Professor Offers Protection to Administrators

Posted on Wednesday, September 15th 2010
Tags: contract, protection, security, tenure
For Cost of Lunch Money, Tenured Professor Offers Protection to Administrators
Personal Protection (within campus perimeter only) Date: 2010-03-14, 11:28AM EST Reply to: mailto:job-cronk-8037179008@craigslist.org Are you administrators tired of having your ideas and initiatives shot down because you don’t get any respect? Do you live in fear of being fired for doing the right thing? Sick of job instability because you work on a year-to-year contract? [...]

Tie Breaking Tenure decision is Hot-Hot-Hot!

Posted on Monday, July 12th 2010
Tags: decision, ethics, fairness, tenure, vote
Tie Breaking Tenure decision is Hot-Hot-Hot!
by Erica Price Freelance Writer Geography professor Jake Gildenhauf is relieved tonight after resolution to one of the most controversial tenure review processes in Shiver State College history. Trustees of SSC cast their votes on this professor’s tenure status with equal votes for and against. The typical tiebreaker, the chairperson of the Board, had recused [...]

Faculty Member Denied Tenure: Too Popular, Research Too Accessible

Posted on Friday, June 25th 2010
Tags: accessibility, evaluations, faculty, popular, tenure
Faculty Member Denied Tenure: Too Popular, Research Too Accessible
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer In his six years at the Terra Nova University, Professor of Sociology Phil Dunston has twice been voted professor of the year by his students. His 2008 book on the sociological aspects of youth football among the children of Pennsylvania coal miners, Blocking the Mine, is in its third printing. [...]

More Tenure-Track Faculty Forced to Perish

Posted on Monday, June 14th 2010
Tags: jonathan swift, modest proposal, perish, publish, tenure
More Tenure-Track Faculty Forced to Perish
by K-FOAG Freelance Writer In these dog-eat-dog economic times, tenure is becoming an increasingly rare option for academic hopefuls. As a coveted job-security status, tenure has represented a holy grail for professorial types who are subsequently able to replace introductory course teaching with rarefied personal projects. However, for quality control purposes, tenure is only granted [...]

In Cost-Saving Measure, Assistant Profs Promoted Directly to Emeritus

Posted on Friday, June 4th 2010
Tags: emeritus, practices, promotion, tenure
In Cost-Saving Measure, Assistant Profs Promoted Directly to Emeritus
by Sasha Tremento Freelance Writer In what Barston College President Myron Pilsney calls a “win-win solution,” cutting costs but maintaining faculty morale, the college is promoting professors granted tenure directly to emeritus status. “It addresses the fiscal climate,” he told an uncharacteristically quiet faculty senate yesterday, “while maintaining morale. Tenure-track assistant professors have worked very [...]

Student Finally Gets What Professor Was Talking About All Those Years Ago

Posted on Friday, February 19th 2010
Tags: criteria, evaluations, feedback, standards, teaching, tenure
Student Finally Gets What Professor Was Talking About All Those Years Ago
Greg Dierstein, a freshman in Professor Romano’s literature seminar in 1993, woke up at 3:00 a.m. last night with an enlightened revelation. “I think Dr. Romano was right when he said reading and writing are really important in the real world,” said Greg. “I’m going to start using spellcheck so I can get that promotion [...]
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