Darkwind
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Tenure actually protected junior professors from their department heads. In the academic world, you publish or perish. In the past, if your department head did not like what your research was and what you were writing about, they could dismiss you.Yes, but there has to be gross misconduct...like raping a student in front of the class.....or voting for a Republican.
Not exactly conducive to academic freedom and thought....
Now of course, its a political issue and corrupted by the unions.....as the unions corrupt a lot of things.
But I'm sure the OP knew all this....didn't he?