I worry a bit about the proposed "alternative" practice of no tenure. Some universities already have no tenure; others are dramatically decreasing tenure track lines in favor of making faculty contingent. At the same time of political restrictions on things like "climate change" in some states.I worry a bit about the proposed "alternative" practice of no tenure. Some universities already have no tenure; others are dramatically decreasing tenure track lines in favor of making faculty contingent. At the same time of political restrictions on things like "climate change" in some states.

There are some ways to have no tenure without it being awful. My teaching track appointment, for example, is on a rolling 5 year contract; each year, if I am deemed to be doing a satisfactory job, the end date moves out a year. (I got to this after years of 1-year-at-a-time).