Florida State University lays off tenure positions
FEB 18, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024092
Tallahassee Democrat : Florida State University lured Mike Wetz away from the University of North Carolina with the offer of an assistant professor position in FSU’s highly regarded Department of Oceanography .Wetz’s first day at FSU was 23 December 2008. Less than six months later, in June 2009, Wetz received a layoff notice.Wetz had done nothing wrong, by all accounts. He was one of five faculty members in his 15-person department whose positions were being eliminated as FSU decided to merge oceanography, geological sciences, and meteorology in the wake of massive reductions in state revenue.Two of his colleagues being terminated are tenured, which traditionally means their positions are secure.Geological sciences fared even worse, losing 6 of 13 positions including four tenured faculty. No positions were eliminated in meteorology. Related News Pick Recession hits some sciences hard at Florida State University
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