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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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University System of Georgia Threatens Tenure, Leaves Academia Uncertain

By Nathan Levinzon, News Writer December 16, 2021

  Tenure safeguards academic freedom and provides the conditions for faculty to pursue research and innovation, free from corporate or political pressure. Recently, however, tenure has become the...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Keeping the Student Voice: Student Involvement in the Tenure Process

By Katelyn Collett May 22, 2019

    No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast. University of Utah officials recently changed students' role in decisions about retention, promotion...

Scott: Students Must Neutralize Bias and Remain Involved with Tenure Evaluations

Scott: Students Must Neutralize Bias and Remain Involved with Tenure Evaluations

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer May 22, 2019

  At the University of Utah, faculty members who are pursuing tenure have their performance evaluated through the Retention, Performance and Tenure (RPT) process. These regular reviews allow them...

(From left to right: professor Lourdes Alberto, professor Dolores Calderón, professor Leticia Alvarez, professor Veronica Valdez and professor Theresa Martinez. Photo by Kylee Ehmann)

Four U Professors Look to Make History with Their Tenure

February 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Four Latina professors will be up for tenure next year at the U, which is more historic than it first appears. OTHER TOP NEWS: ENGINEERING COMMUNITY SEES GROWTH...