Tenure attacks worry faculty

BY OLIVER BUTCHER @OliverButcher73

Tenure in Louisiana has faced attacks from the state house, prompting concerns from some professors.

Academic tenure, which all but guarantees job security for professors that have completed certain educational and research criteria set by their respective college, is intended to allow professors to complete their research without fear of outside influences.

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“The idea behind it historically has been that tenure is a way of ensuring that the ideas within the academy are protected from systems of power or influence so that people can think more freely about issues that may arise,” said Roy Heidelberg, a tenured associate professor in the E.J. Ourso College of Business.

Such a system is what has drawn the ire of Sen. Stewart Cathey Jr., R-Monroe, who is among many conservative politicians in Louisiana who believe the current academic tenure system has enshrined singular viewpoints among higher education faculty.

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