Professors at colleges and universities are dissatisfied with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ attempt to hold teachers “accountable” by requiring tenured professors to undergo a five-year review. According to WPTV, DeSantis signed the bill into law on Tuesday, stating that it is intended at holding professors accountable and evaluating their performance.
“We need to make sure that faculty are held accountable and that they don’t have tenure indefinitely without any ability to hold them accountable or review what they’re doing,” DeSantis added.
The new law requires tenured faculty to be examined every five years by the institute’s Board of Trustees.
It is the “most significant tenure change,” according to DeSantis, who adds that tenured faculty can now be assessed based on performance.
“Tenure was put in place to protect people so that they might pursue ideas that would lead to them losing their jobs or whatever — academic freedom,” DeSantis explained. “Now you’re in a situation where you can go your separate ways if the productivity isn’t there if you’re not adding anything. “At the news conference, Florida State University student Taylor Walker stated that tenured faculty members should be held accountable.
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Emilio Bruna, a University of Florida professor of tropical ecology and Latin American studies, tweeted that the new law had caused her to consider leaving the state. “I’ve never thought of working somewhere else. This was the case till now. And this is all because of the Governor’s and Legislature’s decisions. I’m assuming I’m not alone, which means Florida’s public colleges – and thus the state as a whole – may have a grim future “Bruna posted in a tweet.
I’ve never seriously contemplated working anywhere else.
Until today. And solely because of decisions made by the Governor and Legislature.
I’m guessing I’m not alone, which means the future of Florida’s state universities – and hence of the state itself – could be bleak.
— Emilio M. Bruna (@BrunaLab) April 20, 2022
If Florida messes with tenure, it seems obvious that they will lose out on hiring and retaining the best faculty, and it will be a downward slide from there. https://t.co/OkaN4Mqiya
— Megan McVay (@MeganMcVay1) April 20, 2022
Megan McVay, another University of Florida professor, stated on Twitter that the new law will harm the state.
“It seems clear that if Florida messes with tenure, they will lose out on hiring and retaining the top teachers, and it will be a downhill spiral from there,” McVay tweeted.
“Shouldn’t we be able to hold an institution accountable if we’re paying them to guide me and expand my mind?” Walker asked. The law will take effect on July 1st, and some professors have expressed their opposition.
Other professors across the country have taken notice of the bill, with Ryan McNeil, an assistant professor of medicine at Yale University, tweeting that DeSantis is “h—l-bent on destroying [universities].”
“University administrators in Florida are either foolish or cowardly to claim that DeSantis is removing tenure because he doesn’t understand how institutions work,” McNeil tweeted.
The new law has also been criticized by the American Association of University Professors, which claims that it continues a “relentless drive to undermine higher education in Florida.”
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