The First Amendment Threat to Academic Tenure

Authors

• Daniel E. Hall, University of Central Florida

Abstract

Many people have questioned the need for academic tenure. Both higher education literature and the popular press are filled with articles concerning the subject. The article addresses whether tenure continues to be needed as we move into the new millennium. Specifically, the argument that contemporary First Amendment protections make tenure superfluous is examined. Part I describes the history of tenure. The purpose of tenure is examined in part II. Part III examines the law of tenure. Part IV identifies the First Amendment argument in opposition to tenure. In part V the reasons the First Amendment does not obviate the need for tenure are presented.

Recommended Citation

Daniel E. Hall, The First Amendment Threat to Academic Tenure, 10 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y (1998).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jlpp/vol10/iss1/5