Posted on 08/09/2024 7:24:51 PM PDT by chickenlips
Last year the Republican-controlled state government in Florida passed legislation requiring its public universities to do what are called “post-tenure reviews” on all their tenured professors every five years, as part of an effort to eliminate what Governor Ron DeSantis called “deadweight” and “unproductive tenured faculty.” The bill not only limited the ability of professors to protest termination decisions, it was also aimed at eliminating “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs across the board.
At the University of Florida the first round of tenure review has now produced some startling numbers, literally proving DeSantis’ claims.
The report said that, out of 262 professors up for review, 31 “either retired, entered retirement agreements or resigned during the review period.” A further 34 didn’t meet expectations and five were dubbed unsatisfactory. Add those categories up, and it’s 27 percent.
In other words, when faced with a real review of their qualifications, more than a quarter of the professors either quit or were removed. Though it is unclear whether those who quit did so because they knew they’d be fired anyway, that conclusion is a reasonable one to make. By resigning, they avoid having a stain on their record and thus increase their chances of getting work elsewhere.
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What a horrible insult to dish washers.
I spent my first year in school at a Frat feeding a Hobart.
We got to eat before the ‘bros’ and cleaned up after. We ate well.
Now get rid of 75% of the administrators.
DeSantis is so right on this issue.
Kudos to Florida’s legislature for passing a good bill. The country needs more legislatures like Florida’s. DeSantis did a good job of signing his name.
I spent much of my pre-colleg teen youth feeding Hobarts and Vulcans!
What an insult!
Yes, washing dishes is an honorable job.
Exactly. I always tip servers, bus boys, and wipe it staff and p, when I can, always thank the behind the house workers. They perform a great service and work hard for me. A liberal arts professor is as useless as a bacon tray at a mosque.
Most professors would end up drowning themselves.
Man, they’d be rotten dishwashers.
What insult? Jobs are jobs.
Glad to see my alma mater UF clear out at least a little of the dead wood. What we need throughout the state is a thorough housecleaning in Academia.
The Left loves affirmative action. Mandate that half of the professors have to be bonanfide and fully credentialed, Conservatives.
Agree.
More suited to transporting and cleaning portable toilets at public events.
If they can learn it well enough.
When were you at Hobart? My business partner was there from 80-84
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