Higher ed board member questions tenure at 2-year schools

A State Board of Higher Education Committee delayed action on tenure requests from two-year colleges, including Bismarck State College, to discuss the tenure policy further. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor) A State Board of Higher Education member on Wednesday questioned whether the university system should continue granting tenure to two-year college faculty. The North Dakota University System’s tenure policy says, “The purpose of tenure is to assure academic freedom.” “If the purpose of tenure is to provide academic freedom. How does tenure provide academic freedom in a technical education role?” Kevin...