This question comes from a friend at another university, and I have little context beyond the mystery of what "resigned his/her tenure" implies
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Protesting something the university/department is engaged in (or not engaged in).
Slowing pulling away from the university for personal or professional reasons.
I would need much more information here, as it's pretty rare that someone would resign tenure, unless something else is already lined up, especially if that person is remaining at the same institution.
Thanks, good suggestions. The faculty member in question doesn't seem to have strong politics.
What kind of "more information"? Rare it certainly is. My friend and I have both asked around at our own research universities and no one seems to have heard of it, except as a part of moving into a higher-level job or to another institution.
I would like to know how the university is designating his teaching status while he remains there. Is he considered emeritus or adjunct? What else this person plans on doing with his/her time? (Someone below suggested going into the private sector.)
Retired professors are often still allowed to teach, so I would be curious as to why he resigned tenure, rather than simply retired. I would also like to know if this affects his retirement. If it does, then it seems like a silly way of simply retiring. If it doesn't - that is, if he can still work towards a full retirement - then perhaps this is a way of reducing his teaching and service obligations while still maintaining his teaching position and working towards a full retirement. (Perhaps he has personal issues that are taking up more of his time, and this is his way of opening up free time?)
A silly way of simply retiringthotmonsterMay 20 2007, 20:06:24 UTC
The online listing says "Professor" and there's been updating since the change in tenure status, so I'll assume there was no official change to emeritus or adjunct status. The college in question doesn't seem to identify emeriti ... They have a fair number of "Instructor" positions so it hasn't changed to that
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Re: A silly way of simply retiringelricmelniboneMay 20 2007, 20:13:47 UTC
If the school does not identify emeriti, then that might be all the more reason for resigning tenure but remaining as an instructor, so that he may still teach but not be required to carry the rest of the load a full professor may be required to (committee and advising work, full teaching load, etc.).
Re: A silly way of simply being emeritusthotmonsterMay 20 2007, 20:41:31 UTC
Ah - you are right. It may be a workaround for this long-time faculty member to cut back to just teaching, and have the equivalent of emeritus privileges (office, voting, etc.) without the service load
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Slowing pulling away from the university for personal or professional reasons.
I would need much more information here, as it's pretty rare that someone would resign tenure, unless something else is already lined up, especially if that person is remaining at the same institution.
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What kind of "more information"? Rare it certainly is. My friend and I have both asked around at our own research universities and no one seems to have heard of it, except as a part of moving into a higher-level job or to another institution.
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Retired professors are often still allowed to teach, so I would be curious as to why he resigned tenure, rather than simply retired. I would also like to know if this affects his retirement. If it does, then it seems like a silly way of simply retiring. If it doesn't - that is, if he can still work towards a full retirement - then perhaps this is a way of reducing his teaching and service obligations while still maintaining his teaching position and working towards a full retirement. (Perhaps he has personal issues that are taking up more of his time, and this is his way of opening up free time?)
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