Tenure

There are 8 public universities in Mississippi that comes under the Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). Of the 8 universities, only Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in geography. Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Mississippi State for Women, and Mississippi Valley State University offer no geography degrees. However, some of them offer geography related degrees. Mississippi State…

Assignment 4 Work environments and landscapes are changing and challenging the relationship between employer and employee. The research topic I have chosen focuses on the work environment and the key factors contributing to diminished trust and loyalty. The question that will require research is: Can employers adjust to the current demands and changing work environment, but still maintain strong, loyal relationships with their employees; and do they feel it’s needed? I chose this topic…

Michael Moore’s 2010 film, “Waiting for Superman,” illustrated that the ‘lemon dance’ continues to plague districts across the country. ‘The Lemon Dance’ refers to schools swapping their worst performing teachers at the end of the school year with another school’s lemon in hopes that he or she is not quite as bad. Some argue that it is time to throw away the rotten lemons and begin searching for more qualified and/or higher performing teachers. Due process is procedural enough in nature that…

and if need be, the Supreme Court could resort to determining what the extent of the powers of Congress are (AF 78). Next to permanency in office, otherwise known as tenure nothing could contribute more to the independence of the judges than their support…

Cultivators at the forest frontier often do not hold titles to land or forests (in the absence of property rights) and are displaced by those who gain tenure over the land they occupy (Mather, 1991; Deacon, 1999; Sands, 2005). To this end, they have to clear more natural forest cover to survive. Any land tenure that is poorly defined is generally bad for people depending on forest resources and for forests as well (Chomitz et al., 2007). In many countries government have nominal…

Teachers generate thirty percent less each year compared to other college graduates (Orlin). Is that fair? A fifteen year teacher produces LESS than a college graduate who has no experience and is probably not ready for the real world? Something has to be done to show teachers across the United States that the nation thanks them for their service and they have been heard. Even though others believe higher pay could lower teaching qualities, teachers should be paid extra because they create the…

should a professor deal with it? The student has had many after hours, non-educational conversations about her travels and adventures with the instructor; does this shift the dynamic of the student/teacher relationship? The professor is on track for tenure; however, other instructors have left the facility as a direct result of failing a student for cheating. How does Kant’s theory apply? Will the professor handle the situation correctly? (ND)In the article, Alice Cheung: The Case of the…

The U.S. Constitution empowers presidents of the United States to appoint individuals to serve on the federal courts; however, there must be consent of the Senate. Founding Father intended to create a system with checks and balances; a principle of separation of power. Throughout the years people have been questioning how much power should Senators have when confirming nominees and how they should go about doing that. This involved what should be taken into consideration, when questioning a…

Dear Professor Walter and members of the tenure committee, I am pleased to write this tenure review letter for Dr. Cash Ahenakew. At the outset, my contact with Dr. Ahenakew has been confined to occasional interaction at scholarly conferences. In this evaluation I specifically respond to the questions asked by Professor Walter in his ‘invitation to review’ letter. I will also review the research dossier of Dr. Ahenakew, briefly, assess his service to the academic community as well as his…

I really enjoyed the movie because it shed some light on things I did not know prior to watching Waiting for Superman. I do feel like it was a realistic portrayal of American education today because with my family, every time we would move my parents would be very specific were they chose to live to ensure that we had a great public education. I hear all the time about places that have poor schooling, and that families do not have the means to move their children out of these places, or get them…