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Florida’s Public-University Board Approves Firing Poorly Performing Tenured Professors

Florida’s Public-University Board Approves Firing Poorly Performing Tenured Professors

The governing board overseeing Florida’s public universities on Wednesday approved a post-tenure-review process that allows for poorly performing professors to be fired.

About 10 Florida professors and students urged the board during the meeting’s public-comment section not to approve the regulation. They argued that it would weaken tenure and drive talented scholars away from Florida. They also said that professors are already evaluated a considerable amount.

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