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Wessells, Fred P. – 1980
The history and present legal status of tenure in colleges and universities are considered. The evolution of tenure is traced in conjunction with the role that the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has played since 1915 in the development of tenure and academic freedom in higher education. AAUP has a quasi-legal investigative…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, Contracts
