http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/04/21/quote-of-the-day-535/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:31:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/04/21/quote-of-the-day-535/#comment-177659 TacoSam Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:13:23 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2008/04/21/quote-of-the-day-535/#comment-177659 God Bless Tenure! Once you get Tenure, you hit the jackpot and can never be fired. Almost like being a government employee where it takes an act of congress to be able to fire someone. Universities and Governement don't have to answer to shareholders, so there is not accountability. Come to think about it, even some corporations don't answer to shareholders or act in their best interest. Before I go off on a tangent, I was reading an article in NYT I believe, describing the dire situation in Italy and their Universities. All the young, bright, academic minds are leaving Italy to look for jobs because of the Tenure system and positions being doled out as favors or because of who you know, rather than on merit. There is basically no turnover rate and once the professors get appointed to their posts, there is no way to get them out unless they die. God Bless Tenure! Once you get Tenure, you hit the jackpot and can never be fired. Almost like being a government employee where it takes an act of congress to be able to fire someone. Universities and Governement don’t have to answer to shareholders, so there is not accountability. Come to think about it, even some corporations don’t answer to shareholders or act in their best interest. Before I go off on a tangent, I was reading an article in NYT I believe, describing the dire situation in Italy and their Universities. All the young, bright, academic minds are leaving Italy to look for jobs because of the Tenure system and positions being doled out as favors or because of who you know, rather than on merit. There is basically no turnover rate and once the professors get appointed to their posts, there is no way to get them out unless they die.

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