Re:Ban on Tenure for New Faculty Hires Passes Texas Senate
by nextos on Friday April 21, 2023 @08:06PM
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> The main edge is freedom in research topic
The way I see things, freedom is a consequence of tenure. Or at least it was intended to be like that. If you want to pursue ground-breaking ideas, you might not publish for a while. If you are tenured this doesn't matter much. If you aren't, it's like playing Russian roulette.
> Tenure is a ridiculous gamble right now
In some systems, you are tenured right from the beginning. For example, in British Academia, assistant professor positions are tenured and it's not impossible to get one straight after your PhD. However, pay and funding is much lower.
The way I see things, freedom is a consequence of tenure. Or at least it was intended to be like that. If you want to pursue ground-breaking ideas, you might not publish for a while. If you are tenured this doesn't matter much. If you aren't, it's like playing Russian roulette.
> Tenure is a ridiculous gamble right now
In some systems, you are tenured right from the beginning. For example, in British Academia, assistant professor positions are tenured and it's not impossible to get one straight after your PhD. However, pay and funding is much lower.