While we certainly see the
strong benefit of offering job security for teaching - track faculty (and recognize that higher levels of job
protections likely attracts more excellent teachers to the university), giving them de facto
tenure would eliminate this important lever for department chairs, deans and provosts.
Meanwhile, Pruitt — who sued the EPA 14 times to block
stronger air, water and climate safeguards during his
tenure as Oklahoma attorney general — is now trying to roll back environmental
protections from the inside.