In her new book, The Faculty Lounges: and Other Reasons Why You Won't Get the College Education You Paid For (Ivan R. Dee), Naomi Schaefer Riley argues that faculty tenure is among the factors contributing to the decline of higher education in the United States. Here is an excerpt from the book.
If colleges were to eliminate tenure tomorrow, they'd have to pay faculty higher salaries. That's what most economists—and common sense—will tell you. Lifetime job security is a perk, like health insurance or a company car. If you take it away, you'll have to compensate in another way to get the same quality of employees.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Smart Ways to End Tenure - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Author: Naomi Schaefer Riley
