Myths about tenure help keep not only the public but much of the professoriate from recognizing the harsh reality that tenure, under sustained assault, is in danger of becoming a myth itself.
Achieving racial equity in the tenured faculty ranks will require concrete changes to promotion and tenure policies that too often devalue the work of faculty members of color.
Campuses that have received the Delphi Award, given in recognition of innovations that support faculty members on contingent appointments, offer lessons for colleges and universities around the country.