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UA Tweak: Tenure Reviews and Power Shifts | Huntsville News
Alabama’s University of Alabama is overhauling tenure with mandatory five-year reviews for tenured professors, a move backed by state legislation aimed at tightening faculty senate power and boosting academic accountability. While the Board of Trustees frames it as a quality-driven initiative, faculty worry it’s a veiled threat to job security. Though the faculty senate helped draft the policy, the board insists it remains advisory—not decision-making—reinforcing its authority. This shift mirrors trends at other Alabama schools like Jacksonville State and Auburn, which have already stripped…
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