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...When you're a progressive college like Bennington, and you're known for always being a pioneer, it's important to look and see if you're still pioneering," Diehl said...
Before the changes went into effect, Bennington had a system of presumptive tenure. The college has no titles for its faculty members, but if someone was the equivalent of a full professor, his or her job would come up for review every five years...
While Harvard professors were generally critical of the changes, one faculty member here noted that not having tenure does have a few advantages. Bennington will be able to get rid of those who are not performing as well as they once...
...Because Bennington is a small college, however, its abolition of tenure will not affect gargantuan Harvard, another professor said...
...going to have a huge effect on the way research universities operate, because Bennington is not a research-oriented university," said Professor of Sociology Theda Skocpol. "They have a lot of financial constraints, and their rationale for tenure isn't quite the same" as Harvard's, she said...