The Tenured Turmoil: Claudine Gay's Controversial Exit from Harvard's Presidency
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Conversation
Claudine Gay, despite resigning as Harvard University's president amid controversies, remains employed as a professor due to her tenured status, which provides significant job security and requires a formal process for revocation. Tenure is designed to protect academic freedom and job stability, making it difficult to fire tenured faculty without cause. The future of tenure is uncertain as the proportion of non-tenured faculty grows, prompting debates over its relevance and sustainability in modern academia.