The Indiana Senate has passed a higher education bill that would greatly increase political control of the state’s public universities and undermine academic freedom.
The Indiana Senate has passed a higher education bill that would greatly increase political control of the state’s public universities and undermine academic freedom.
Student opinions on Post-Tenure Review (PTR), a performance review for tenured university professors, are divided. Students are concerned that professors who do not comply with PTR’s requirements for permanent employment should not be allowed to keep their teaching positions. Others sympathize with the fear and uncertainty that terminating professors can cause and believe there should.
In the upcoming spring 2024 semester, Florida Atlantic University must comply with the Post-Tenure Review (PTR) policy for faculty/university-wide evaluation and establishing unit/college criteria, which requires tenured faculty members in Florida’s public universities to undergo a comprehensive review every five years for permanent employment. Tenure refers to the rights held by faculty and professors who.
On the heels of what has been described as a “hot labor summer” gripping the country the likes of which the American public has not seen in decades, the collective strength of workers at the University of North Florida has never been more palpable. Amidst months-long writer and actor strikes, the United Faculty of Florida.