KU cited for having best, most reasonable tenure policies in nation

In a report by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, KU and seven other universities were cited for best overall tenure practices for faculty. KU was one of nine universities cited for most reasonable tenure policies. The report, "Top Academic Workplaces 2005-2007," is based on a survey in which almost 7,000 tenure-track faculty members from 78 colleges and universities used a five-point scale to rate how satisfied they were in categories that included the tenure process, work-and-family balance, and collegiality. The organization, which is based at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, places universities and colleges into separate categories for its assessment. Thirty-eight institutions were highly rated in at least one of a dozen work-life categories.

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