It is a very bad idea. The reason which people who stand in judgement over other people (e.g. judges, teachers, professors, etc) are granted tenure is to make them less tempted to bribery.
One way which professors are bribed these days is to do pay-for-play research papers. A particularly good vehicle for this is "meta-analysis." There are meta-analysis papers which purport to prove that, say, masks don't help stop an airborne-transmitted disease, or that vaccines don't work or are actually harmful....
Garbage in, sprinkle some "meta-analysis math" and...garbage out in sheep's clothing.
In a system which is so cutthrought, and in which brining in research grant money is so prioritized, the temptation to do these sorts of dishonest papers is very high.
Without tenure, there is no end to this kind of pressure. Professors will never feel comfortable pursuing long-term research, or even useful short-term reseaarch.
Oklahoma and much of the South and mid-West are largely run by politicians who lack human compassion, are career politicians who do the work of a few ultra-conservative, sociopathic, rich benefactors, and aren't interested in investing in future if it doesn't benefit them.
Not entirely sure this is a good idea...
It is a very bad idea. The reason which people who stand in judgement over other people (e.g. judges, teachers, professors, etc) are granted tenure is to make them less tempted to bribery.
One way which professors are bribed these days is to do pay-for-play research papers. A particularly good vehicle for this is "meta-analysis." There are meta-analysis papers which purport to prove that, say, masks don't help stop an airborne-transmitted disease, or that vaccines don't work or are actually harmful....
Garbage in, sprinkle some "meta-analysis math" and...garbage out in sheep's clothing.
In a system which is so cutthrought, and in which brining in research grant money is so prioritized, the temptation to do these sorts of dishonest papers is very high.
Without tenure, there is no end to this kind of pressure. Professors will never feel comfortable pursuing long-term research, or even useful short-term reseaarch.
Oklahoma and much of the South and mid-West are largely run by politicians who lack human compassion, are career politicians who do the work of a few ultra-conservative, sociopathic, rich benefactors, and aren't interested in investing in future if it doesn't benefit them.
"Why most of rural America is red"
https://youtu.be/o8h_8NNSqig?t=32m32s
tl;dw: Because a few families in these counties run everything and act as a local mafia.