Faculty members and other employees at California State University–Los Angeles stop working for the start of a five-day strike at Cal State–LA in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
At a growing number of public higher education institutions across the nation, professors are no longer guaranteed a job for life.
State legislatures or higher education boards have passed tenure reform measures in seven states so far, and proposals are moving through the system in six others, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures database. Lawmakers and policymakers believe tenure will remain a major issue as they consider higher education reforms at the national, state, and institutional levels.
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