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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜高校教授“预聘制”：学术之福还是学者之祸？

现在，“终身教职”也不再是个绝对稳定的职位了：今年10月，美国佐治亚州大学系统宣布，将对拥有终身教职的教授采取考评制。如果一名教授连续两年在评审中不合格，学院管理部门会考虑直接撤销这名教授的终身教职。政策一出台，美国高校体系一片哗然。佐治亚州大学系统这样做的原因是什么？拥有终身教职的教授学者们又将如何应对？

GeorgiasUniversitySystemTakesOnTenure

ByGiuliaHeyward

Inadirectchallengetothehallowedtraditionoftenure,Georgiaspublicuniversitysystemwillnowletitscollegesadministrationsremoveatenuredprofessorwithlittletonofacultyinput.

TheBoardofRegentsrecentlyapprovedthenewpolicy,whichistheonlyoneofitskindinthecountry,accordingtotheAmericanAssociationofUniversityProfessors.Themoveisbeingcriticizedbymanyprofessorsandpoliticiansasathreattotenure,whichisintendedtoprotectfacultyfromdismissalwithoutjustcause,allowingthemtodevelopthoughtsorideasthatmaybeunpopular.

TheBoardofRegents,maintainsthatthepolicychangewillstreamlinetheprocessofremovingfacultymemberswhodonotadequatelycontributetoauniversity,andthe19-memberboardunanimouslyapprovedthenewmeasure.

Previously,theprocessforremovingtenuredprofessorsincludedapeerreviewprocesswithotherfaculty.Now,professorsat25ofits26publicuniversitiescanberemovedafterconsecutivelyfailingtwoannualreviews.

Peopleareconcernedthatthenewchangeswillaffectthestatesabilitytobothrecruitandretainfacultyandstudentsatitspublicuniversities,whichincludeGeorgiaTech,oneofthetoppublicresearchinstitutionsinthecountry.

Morethan1,500professorsinthestatehadsignedapetitionagainstthenewpolicy.

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