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Berube, Michael – Academe, 2006
This plenary address from the AAUP's annual meeting says that it is time to clear away the obfuscating rhetoric and emphasize the urgency of this basic democratic principle. Michael Berube argues that not only is academic freedom under attack, but that what the society is now dealing with is a coordinated program of obfuscation about just what…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, Teacher Rights
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Chisholm, Julie K. – Academe, 2006
These days, most newly hired faculty are appointed on a part-or full-time nontenure- track basis. The AAUP has reported that between 1975 and 2003, full-time tenure-track positions increased by only about 16 percent, while full-time non-tenure-track positions grew by 178 percent, and part-time appointment rose by 189 percent. Yet tenure…
Descriptors: Nontenured Faculty, Tenure, College Faculty, Job Security