{"id":6924,"date":"2014-12-18T10:27:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T16:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=6924"},"modified":"2014-12-18T10:27:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T16:27:17","slug":"robin-vos-on-teaching-load-and-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=6924","title":{"rendered":"Robin Vos on Teaching Load and Tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos<\/p><\/div>\n

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) recently spoke<\/a> with the Racine Journal Times<\/em> editorial board, where he shared his views on a range of issues including right to work, school accountability and employment for prisoners.<\/p>\n

Vos also discussed his views on UW System and its faculty, saying he was concerned about the amount of time faculty spend outside the classroom:<\/p>\n

“If they\u2019re bringing in research, I totally understand that; they\u2019re helping to grow the economy or even grow the public good. But if they are just being allowed course releases to have a sabbatical or to do something that\u2019s not productive, we don\u2019t have the money to do that.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On tenure:<\/p>\n

“Do I believe in tenure? I don\u2019t. It\u2019s an anachronism; it was something that was back from the \u201850s and \u201860s. I\u00a0don\u2019t think anyone should be given a job for life, which is what tenure is.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

PROFS President Grant Petty notes that tenure is not a job for life, and in\u00a0fact tenure was developed in the early 20th century to offer faculty due process and protect their academic freedom:<\/p>\n

“Tenure is the foundation of great research and teaching institutions. It does not offer one a job for life, but instead allows faculty to pursue scholarly endeavors without fear of ideological or political attack.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) recently spoke with the Racine Journal Times editorial board, where he shared his views on a range of issues including right to work, school accountability and employment for prisoners. Vos also discussed his views on…<\/p>\n

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