Tenure: Incentivize Faculty

摘要

In His Education Forum "Tenure And The future of the university" (29 May, p. 1147), D. Clawson makes salient points about the damaging effects of a permanent untenured faculty underclass, but he understates the role that many tenured and tenure-track faculty play in supporting this disturbing trend. When unprotected faculty teach and tenured faculty focus on research and departmental decision-making, students are less likely to be prioritized. This occurs despite national calls for greater scientific literacy and a broadening of participation in science.