Comments on: Tenure buzz http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/ Thoughts on digital media, communication, education, and technology Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jeff Nugent http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58265 Jeff Nugent Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58265 Heather...give your post I thought you might be interested in the following two links from Inside HigherEd. Changing the Tenure Rules — Without Telling Anyone? http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/01/baylor Tenure as a Tarnished Brass Ring http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/31/tenure Heather…give your post I thought you might be interested in the following two links from Inside HigherEd.

Changing the Tenure Rules — Without Telling Anyone?
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/01/baylor

Tenure as a Tarnished Brass Ring
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/03/31/tenure

]]> By: Professor Zero http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58264 Professor Zero Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:49:54 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58264 I'd say have the union also. If nobody has tenure, who and what does the managing and the service ... advising, even? At my institution many advisors are *already* not professors, which I find odd. It means people get officially advised on things like grad school by non PhDs and student affairs officers and such (unless they go talk to one of their other professors, which they usually don't do until much later / they are much more advanced). I’d say have the union also. If nobody has tenure, who and what does the managing and the service … advising, even?

At my institution many advisors are *already* not professors, which I find odd. It means people get officially advised on things like grad school by non PhDs and student affairs officers and such (unless they go talk to one of their other professors, which they usually don’t do until much later / they are much more advanced).

]]> By: admin http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58263 admin Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:07:48 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58263 Interesting idea. The biggest weakness I think is just the financial cost to the school to guarantee financial support for tenure lines. I'm not sure what the difference would be between this and having a union? Interesting idea. The biggest weakness I think is just the financial cost to the school to guarantee financial support for tenure lines. I’m not sure what the difference would be between this and having a union?

]]> By: Professor Zero http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58262 Professor Zero Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:24:07 +0000 http://www.webbmedia.net/2008/03/29/tenure-buzz/#comment-58262 What I'd like to see is fewer people in such precarious positions as adjuncts, fewer people so shell shocked, etc. My wild idea considering all things is have all jobs be tenured from the beginning! Yes, you'd have to hire well, but this is something I'm good at so I'd take the risk. Obviously precariously employed people aren't good for students... What I’d like to see is fewer people in such precarious positions as adjuncts, fewer people so shell shocked, etc. My wild idea considering all things is have all jobs be tenured from the beginning! Yes, you’d have to hire well, but this is something I’m good at so I’d take the risk. Obviously precariously employed people aren’t good for students…

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