One of the only ways to neutralize the protections of tenure is to simply shut down a department or close, purge, and reopen the entire institution. If a department or college no longer exists, then new employees can simply be hired under new, more precarious contracts. It's a scorched-earth tactic that will probably become a model for red states if DeSantis and the odious Mr. Rufo are successful in Florida. Also, the ongoing deprofessionalization of higher ed through the hiring of adjuncts (the majority of college teachers now) removes tenure in a less overt way. Fewer full-time faculty means more power for administrators, who are more easily manipulated by off-campus political and economic powers.

One of the only ways to neutralize the protections of tenure is to simply shut down a department or close, purge, and reopen the entire institution. If a department or college no longer exists, then new employees can simply be hired under new, more precarious contracts. It's a scorched-earth tactic that will probably become a model for red states if DeSantis and the odious Mr. Rufo are successful in Florida. Also, the ongoing deprofessionalization of higher ed through the hiring of adjuncts (the majority of college teachers now) removes tenure in a less overt way. Fewer full-time faculty means more power for administrators, who are more easily manipulated by off-campus political and economic powers.

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