Debating Tenure
October/November 2009

Michiel Horn
The case for tenure
The university world needs more tenure, not less, argues Michiel Horn, imperfect as it may be. MORE>

Michael Bliss
Why Tenure Has No Future
Today, tenure’s influence is mostly symbolic, writes Michael Bliss, but in the worst kind of way MORE>

Mark Kingwell
The Tenure Blues
The problem with tenure today is that it’s a conservative force, discouraging the free speaking and innovation scholarship is supposed to serve. MORE>

Pat Finn
The Real Case Against Tenure
Job security, not tenure, best protects academic freedom.  MORE>

Sandra Acker
Gender equity and the tensions of tenure
In North America, the tenure review holds a special place in academic work, one that is approached with both fear and pride. Should we also be concerned about equity issues? A report on a new study of tenure processes in Ontario. MORE>

James Soto Antony and Ruby Hayden
Are Tenured Faculty Slackers?
Contrary to popular wisdom, tenure does not create academic deadwood, James Soto Antony and Ruby Hayden show. MORE>

James Laxer
Obama and the crash: reshaping the intellectual agenda in Canada
Canadians need a frank debate about why the nation’s academics have been AWOL about questions of economic strategy. MORE>

Thomas Klassen
John S. Saul: a passionate scholar
In a long career and life, there are ample opportunities to take sides, make judgements, and reach firm conclusions. MORE>

Steve Penfold
Humour Matters
Tenure and the Frights of Passage MORE>

Mark Rosenfeld
Editorial Matters
Whither tenure? MORE>