Tenure is considered to be a system of job security and protections for faculty to secure academic freedom for both teaching and research findings. For many faculty, tenure is the most important decision of their career. A positive decision would bring so many benefits, while a negative decision would bring a struggle. Now, as time goes by, the process of tenure has been complex in terms of evaluating promotion cases. The primary purpose of tenure is that a faculty has proven they are expert and gain full academic freedom without the interference of political or institutional pressure on research. Using change theory, this literature review will discuss the various factors that could distract from the decision process, leading to teaching quality not being the most influential factor in the tenure process.

Authors:
Ghada Elnagar, City University of New York (CUNY), United States

About the Presenter(s)
Ghada Elnagar is Currently an Admissions and operational Specialist at CUNY Hunter College, NY. Her main interest is faculty development and Educational Technologies within the field of Higher Education.

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