tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post2080064723572821825..comments2023-11-24T03:33:55.979-05:00Comments on ECONJEFF: University of Bureaucracy, continuedeconjeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15500904082539595860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post-47912051530174125802010-08-29T14:25:32.931-04:002010-08-29T14:25:32.931-04:00I think the main argument for tenure is to allow p...I think the main argument for tenure is to allow people to do research that leads in politically, socially or religiously unpopular directions without fear of losing their jobs. In that sense, I guess I do not see much need for it for faculty who teach but do not to research.econjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500904082539595860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534812907620779881.post-72896147161596836892010-08-26T14:27:07.646-04:002010-08-26T14:27:07.646-04:00You use the phrase "reasearcher" and &qu...You use the phrase "reasearcher" and "tenure track" as though they were synonyms, which they aren't. Wouldn't the logical first step to not treating lecturers as inferiors be to recognize that "researcher" and "lecturer" are job functions while "tenure" is an orthogonal employment status? Is there a philosophical reason why tenure should be available to researchers, but not to lecturers?donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308682650105719142noreply@blogger.com