Most of us work year-round, which leaves little time to do original research. As a consequence, the tenure bar for librarians is often set lower than it is for other faculty members.

On its quest to snag a prestigious national research ranking, Louisiana State University is making it harder for librarians to keep tenure. “It’s not appropriate for librarians to receive tenure,” ...

Periodic review after tenure, also not new here, will continue with a low-overhead process. It will be proposed to the Board of Trustees that post-tenure review at Purdue West Lafayette be formally ...

Tenure is awarded based on merit, and it generally means a professor’s contract can only be terminated under extreme circumstances, such as financial struggles or program discontinuation.