Tenure: Is It Helping Or Hurting Higher Education

At some point, discussions about the quality of higher education in the U.S. come around to the subject of tenure. And the disagreement could hardly be more stark. Critics of tenure for college professors say it is ruining the education of millions of students. Proponents of tenure say it's the only way to preserve the quality of higher education in this country. Naomi Schaefer Riley, a writer and the author of "The Faculty Lounges and Other Reasons Why You Won't Get the College Education You Paid For," argues that tenure for college professors should be abolished. Cary Nelson, a professor of English at the University of Illinois and president of the American Association of University Professors, counters that tenure should be retained. Read more at:
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