Let’s beef up US post-tenure review – especially for football coaches

If we tenured professors do not hold ourselves to agreed standards, we will find ourselves being refereed by demagogues, says Robert Zaretsky

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October 26, 2022

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October 26, 2022

Robert Zaretsky

Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen prepares to lead the team onto the field to illustrate Let’s beef up post-tenure review – especially for football coaches

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