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April 2, 2008
Moving the targets for tenure
At Baylor the administration applied new and un-publicized standards for granting (or denying, more's the point) tenure - in quite a few cases reversing recommendations from departments and the university-wide committee.
We're not just talking about changing the standards after someone has already been hired - we're talking about after the candidate's part of the process is complete.
While Cordon said he believes Baylor is a wonderful university, he said he is worried that junior faculty members won’t want to come to a place where they may be completely in the dark about how they will be judged. “It’s not just a moving target, it’s a moving target after you think you’re done,” he said.
You'd better believe it. I wouldn't be surprised if a few of their searches fail this year.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at April 2, 2008 9:42 AM
Comments
I really hate hearing things like this
Posted by: Another Damned Medievalist 
at April 2, 2008 2:01 PM
I occasionally think longingly of trying to get back to academia....then I read things like this and I begin to feel better about where I am.
Posted by: Bruce at April 2, 2008 6:33 PM
Ah well, in the UK there is no such thing as tenure (except perhaps in parts of Oxbridge, though I'm not even sure about that)
Posted by: Nick Thompson at April 2, 2008 7:46 PM