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Tenure is suspended - Alpha - 01-23-2021
at all Kansas public higher education institutions by the Kansas Board of Regents
https://www.chronicle.com/article/kansas-regents-allow-sped-up-dismissals-of-tenured-faculty-members
RE: Tenure is suspended - ctcarl - 01-26-2021
"The satellite is at present over... Kansas. Well, if we destroy Kansas the world may not hear about it for years." - Charles Gray as Blofeld, Diamonds Are Forever
RE: Tenure is suspended - tallpilot - 01-26-2021
The restructuring of post secondary education in the United States is going to be a long and painful process. Job loss is always an individual tragedy and I have sympathy for any affected. However reducing staff will be a critical part of lowering expenses so tuition can be reduced to levels which do not require crippling loans for most students.
RE: Tenure is suspended - dfrecore - 01-26-2021
(01-26-2021, 09:54 AM)tallpilot Wrote: The restructuring of post secondary education in the United States is going to be a long and painful process. Job loss is always an individual tragedy and I have sympathy for any affected. However reducing staff will be a critical part of lowering expenses so tuition can be reduced to levels which do not require crippling loans for most students.
Reducing administrative staff is the key though - not getting rid of instructors.
RE: Tenure is suspended - tallpilot - 01-26-2021
(01-26-2021, 10:28 AM)dfrecore Wrote:(01-26-2021, 09:54 AM)tallpilot Wrote: The restructuring of post secondary education in the United States is going to be a long and painful process. Job loss is always an individual tragedy and I have sympathy for any affected. However reducing staff will be a critical part of lowering expenses so tuition can be reduced to levels which do not require crippling loans for most students.
Reducing administrative staff is the key though - not getting rid of instructors.
I agree that administrators and facilities are major areas of potential cost reduction. It is not clear that all faculty are necessary, especially with reduced student levels.