South Carolina assault on tenure ‘will drive academics away’

In latest attack by conservatives on academic freedom, South Carolina Republicans propose five-year limit on all faculty contracts

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December 2, 2021

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December 6, 2021

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A sign warning about alligators on the course to the golfers to illustrate South Carolina assault on tenure ‘will drive academics away’

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