Winter 2023 | Vol. 109, No. 1
The latest issue of Academe examines both new and long-standing pressures on tenure as well as the crisis of contingency created by tenure’s decline. Articles consider political threats to tenure, policy changes to address the underrepresentation of faculty of color in the tenured ranks, efforts to improve conditions for non-tenure-track faculty, and other topics. Additionally, please join us on February 24 for a virtual roundtable on the state of tenure featuring several contributors to this issue.
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FEATURES
Eight Myths about Tenure
Misconceptions surround a misunderstood and maligned principle.
By Henry Reichman
The Erosion of Support for Education and Tenure in Iowa
Efforts to sow suspicion of educators are undermining the common good.
By Lois K. Cox and Katherine H. Tachau
The End of Faculty Tenure and the Transformation of Higher Education
What are the implications of declining tenure density?
By Marc Stein
Achieving Racial Equity in Promotion and Tenure
What will it take to address the persistent underrepresentation of faculty members of color?
By Chavella T. Pittman
A New Deal for Tenure
It’s time to return to the AAUP’s original vision of tenure.
By Hans-Joerg Tiede
Reprofessionalizing the Faculty
Lessons from Delphi Award–winning campuses.
By Adrianna Kezar and Jordan Harper
Why and How to Publish an Advocate’s Guide
To advocate effectively for colleagues on contingent appointments, we must first know the facts.
By Caprice Lawless
Data Dashboards, Higher Education Finance, and Student Outcomes (online only)
Early access to data is a powerful tool against austerity.
By Matthew D. Hendricks
Protecting Academic Freedom with Transparent Funding (online only)
Challenging harmful donor influence.
By Avital N. Nathman and Jake Lowe
BOOK REVIEWS
Lessons from the Teachers’ Strikes
Stephen Pimpare reviews Strike for the Common Good, ed. Rebecca Kolins Givan and Amy Schrager Lang.
Why Queer Leadership Matters
Melinda Plastas reviews LGBTQ Leadership in Higher Education, ed. Raymond E. Crossman.
Academic Freedom, Incivility, and Resistance
Nalini Iyer reviews Civility, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom in Higher Education, ed. Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt and Kakali Bhattacharya.
COLUMNS
From the Editor: Tenure under Pressure
State of the Profession: Waiting for the Higher Education Act
Legal Watch: Supreme Court Takes Aim at Race-Conscious Admissions Policies
From the President: Tenure and Democracy under Threat
NOTA BENE
University of Kansas Card Campaign
Faculty Alliance of Miami Fights for Inclusive Bargaining Unit
Victory for University of Alaska Faculty
Investigative Report at Indiana University Northwest
Comments on Proposed Changes to Title IX
AAUP Denounces Florida's Stop WOKE Act
A Dangerous "Neutral" Stance on Abortion Speech
Kudos to Lincoln University AAUP
New AAUP Staff Members
Deputy Executive Director Appointment
New AAUP Office
