Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site arizona.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!cbosgd!ihnp4!arizona!budd From: budd@arizona.UUCP (tim budd) Newsgroups: net.college Subject: replacement for tenure Message-ID: <15691@arizona.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 18:24:58 EDT Article-I.D.: arizona.15691 Posted: Thu Sep 20 18:24:58 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 20:41:52 EDT Organization: Dept of CS, U of Arizona, Tucson Lines: 15 I believe this is essentially the method used at Oregon Graduate Center, a small private college in beaverton (i also think they are on the net, so someone there can confirm or deny this if i am wrong). The way it works is that new people are given 3 year contracts. Every year you are reviewed and one of two things happens; either they rip up your old contract and give you a new three year contract, or they merely keep the old contract and you are down to two years... I also believe as you are around for more years they start giving you longer contracts (that is, if they like what you are doing) to a maximum of five (i believe). on alternate days i believe this is a good system. depends on which side of the tenure fence you're sitting, i suppose.