tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8677718046070251768..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The end of tenure?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6759395017697361202015-06-25T08:46:35.995-04:002015-06-25T08:46:35.995-04:00In the comment section of this article, which is l...In the comment section of <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/oh-wisconsin" rel="nofollow">this article</a>, which is linked to Shuman's piece, is a follow-up by the author:<br /><br /><i>"In the case of Wisconsin, tenure is necessary in the service of institutional governance, a protection for faculty to speak out against policies that they believe harm any part Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66968641379635037382015-06-25T00:27:53.698-04:002015-06-25T00:27:53.698-04:00I'm with you, OPH, on the dangers of letting t...I'm with you, OPH, on the dangers of letting the market decide what we should be teaching or researching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64087084814712370832015-06-23T17:17:39.181-04:002015-06-23T17:17:39.181-04:00That would be my ideal solution as well -- some v...That would be my ideal solution as well -- some variation on a teaching tenure line in research-oriented universities (with due care to keep such positions from being second-class ones), and the creation of more of the existing sort of tenure-line position in institutions where faculty are already primarily teaching-oriented. I'm just not sure if we have any hope of getting there -- and if Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35897835421100149992015-06-22T23:17:47.044-04:002015-06-22T23:17:47.044-04:00So I should state for the record that I'm in f...So I should state for the record that I'm in favor of converting contingent positions into tenure line, with salary and role in governance to match.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29765784897501002262015-06-22T23:11:45.178-04:002015-06-22T23:11:45.178-04:00I'm working my way through the article and its...I'm working my way through the article and its multiple linked articles; just finished with Boldt's, which is thought-provoking indeed.<br /><br />I find myself thinking that a pure free-market, businesslike approach that concentrates power in the hands of the few (trustees, provost, etc.) without the check and balance that faculty governance provides will lead to attempts to garner Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com