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Old 02-15-2010, 04:25 PM
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I should have typed administration instead of faculty but I beg the question...should there be tenure? Period?

Yes, people can be dismissed but it does take a good deal more action to do it than say, if a person was working for a private company.

My question is, why is there tenure for academia? What makes that climate different or sacred compared to any other job or profession?
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