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Eric Grabowsky is Associate Professor of Communication at Dickinson State University (ND).
Note: this letter references a Chronicle of Higher Education article that HNN excerpted recently.
To the Editor:
I’m a tenured faculty member at Dickinson State University, part of the North Dakota University System. The placement of the North Dakota situation into a larger national discussion about the future of tenure is certainly relevant for various important considerations (‘Some States Want to Reshape Tenure. This Time, They Might Succeed,” The Chronicle, March 7). As someone who does not write from the left side of the political spectrum, I would urge cautious reflection regarding politics and academics. For instance, in various digital spaces, people have at times recognized tenure as a framework of protection from the ideological excesses on the left at institutions of higher education. However, such a consideration is not the main focus of this letter.
From inside North Dakota, there is a contextual reality to House Bill 1446. Within media publications and email communication, I have been “on the record” with my view of this bill as a mechanism to minimize whistleblowing at DSU and in the NDUS. The reality is that there are circumstances in which only tenured faculty can bring necessarily high attention to problems with overall management, faulty procurement, retaliatory behavior, and...
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