Judd Legum

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9. Tenure is not just under attack in Kansas. @RonDeSantisFL recently signed legislation weakening tenure at Florida universities. @DanPatrick has called for the elimination of tenure for all new hires in Texas. Scott Walker, a Koch ally, did it years ago in Wisconsin. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 24, 2022

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8. In the US, tenure has long served as a safeguard for academic freedom. Tenure prevents professors from being fired for discussing controversial ideas. And it's the tenure system that insulates faculty from undue influence by university donors, administrators, and politicians. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 24, 2022

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10. The Kansas Board of Regents said @emporiastate needed to fire tenured faculty in response to declining enrollment. But enrollment KSU and Pittsburg State University, have experienced greater enrollment declines over the last 5 years. They aren't firing tenured professors. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 24, 2022