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...Riesman, who retired in 1980, believes that if forced retirement were abolished, universities would be unable to attract the younger generation into a career of academia...
...will cloud the future for young people," says Riesman. The education expert published "On Higher Education" in 1980 and continues to study issues of leadership and succession at the nation's colleges and universities...
...harmful to universites to clog the ranks," says Riesman. He retired by his own choice because "I should make way for someone, provided I have the facilities to work...
...However Riesman says that problems would arise if the mandatory age was uncapped. "People will be more cautious in granting tenure, because instead of working 20 to 30 years, professors will be teaching 40 to 50 years," he says...
...Riesman predicted that "all of academia is likely to suffer" if the mandatory age were abolished. He says that while Harvard may suffer less, small liberal arts colleges will face a tougher time because they tend to have more tenured faculty...