The continuing decline in the proportion of tenured and tenure-stream faculty here does not threaten academic freedom, nor does it mean Pitt's administration lacks commitment to tenure, Provost James Maher told Senate Council on March 12. Responding to a report by the Senate's tenure and academic freedom committee, Maher attributed the decline to various factors, […]
Decline in numbers poses no threat to tenure, provost says >
March 22nd, 2001University Senate officer candidates announced >
March 22nd, 2001No incumbents will be elected as University Senate officers for next year, it's safe to say. Senate President Nathan Hershey of the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) currently is serving his third consecutive term, the maximum allowed by Senate bylaws. Vice president Carol Redmond of GSPH and secretary Audrey Murrell of the business school […]