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K Ucussd Products DMslsa N Page 2 The Gamecock New approach o might threaten i TENURE continuedfrom page one a tenured professor at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. The higher the number of faculty members without such guarantees, he said, the less chance students will have of getting candid, well-rounded classroom exposure to issues. According to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the proportion of full-time professors working on contracts climbed from 9 percent in 1975 to 28 percent in 1995, while the proportion of those in tenuretrack positions declined by 12 percent. Tenured positions are not being eliminated in large numbers; instead, newer positions are being filled primarily by nontenure professors. The trend could accelerate as large numbers of tenured professors hired in the 1960s begin retiring. "Corporate America has been downsizing and restructuring, and that's what makes tenure look so out-of-step. Academia is the only profession ensuring long-term economic security," said David L. Warren, former president of Ohio Wesleyan University and now head of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Tenure is typically granted after seven years, on the basis of a professor's performance. Tenured professors rarely are fired. "In effect, tenure still provides a 35-year contract on a no-cut basis," Warren said. And because it's difficult to cut a tenured position, tenure stands in the way of administrators who want to shrink unpopular departments and shift resources to the hot new fields students seek. WTipn .Tamps flallacrhpr flip nrps. ident of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, recently awarded multiyear contracts instead of a chance at tenure to 16 faculty members, professors saw it as an attack on tenure. Gallagher offered the contracts to a growing group of faculty members, those who teach classes but also work in the business world. These practitioners teach the college's newer offerings, from midwifery and physician assistance to occupational therapy, popColumbia art coll ART continued from page one seat auditorium with remote projec tors ana screens. "This room represents what the entire building does-accessibility," Cilella said. "It's totally user friendly." The complex also includes a library, teacher resource center, art studios, reception area and terrace. EWS Wednesday, June 22,1998 n contracts tenure hopefuls ular fields that can boost enrollment because students know jobs will be waiting. "We're certainly responding to the demands of the marketplace," Gallagher said. "Fifty percent of our majors didn't exist eight years ago." Schools rely on practitioners to teach these courses because few faculty members hold expertise in the fields. But tenure rules limit a professor's stay to seven years if he or she doesn't earn tenure in that time. And these new teachers often work in ways that don't fit the model for evaluating tenure. The granting of tenure is traditionally based on a professor's performance in three areas: classroom instruction, research and involvement in the larger life of the campus. But the growing cadre of adjuncts and full-time, contracted faculty members at colleges don't conduct academic research and have little time to participate in campus life. More important, granting tenure to these practitioner-teachers would eliminate the flexibility they represent to college administrators, who could, for instance, be stuck with an overabundance of tenured midwifery professors if demand for such courses declined. According to Arthur Hochner, the president of the Temple faculty union, the average salary for non-tenure-track professors is $39,400, compared with $50,900 for those in tenure-track jobs. In addition, the university makes pension contributions only for tenured faculty. "The administration says they have r\r\ infnnfinn nf fiiminrr Tomnln'o fon XXV XXXt/VXXl/XVXX VX KUXUUXg Xl/lll^ic o xcxv ulty into a group of temporary, insecure hired hands," Hochner said, "but it's very tempting for them to use these nontenure positions to keep costs down." Many professors believe that administrators, if left unchallenged, will move to eliminate tenure altogether. "As professors lose their protection, we lose the traditional notion of what the university is supposed to be about," Moore said. "It shouldn't be run like a corporation. We're not making widgets. We're in the business of education." lections re-opens One attraction of the old location that visitors might miss is the planetarium. The S.C. State Museum will take over the planetarium, which will not open for several years because of budget strains. Museum admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students. However, the first Saturday of each month is free.