A new state audit has found that Utah universities sometimes pay tenured professors accused of misconduct to leave rather than risk lawsuits. Now some lawmakers are saying they’re ready to give schools more power to discipline or fire tenured faculty.
What do you think?
Should Utah make it easier to fire tenured professors?
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