Michael, We've had 2 situation of this type relating to tenure. One was just as you describe--masters required at time of hiring, later the requirement went up to PhD. They were grandfathered in, but all of them have since retired, so it's not a current issue.
The other situation, you might find more interesting given your background. Until the mid-80s here, the Benedictine monks who taught in the college were never tenured. After that time the monks went through the same tenure process as lay faculty. In 1984, I believe it was, all monks who had a certain number of years work in the college were grandfathered in (i.e., granted tenure). Several of them are still around, including one of my favorite colleagues in the psych dept. John -- John Serafin Psychology Department Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650 [email protected] > From: michael sylvester <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:12:34 -0400 > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Conversation: [tips] Grandfathered in? > Subject: [tips] Grandfathered in? > > The grandfather clause is practiced in many businesses,real estate, and other > professional areas. > Simply,if one is grandfathered in,one still falls under the old rules that > were in existence at the time one originally contracted.I know of some cases > where the grandfather clause in the past has been upheld.For example,if a > terminal masters was all that was required for tenure track at the time of > appointment then, a change in the requirements in the future years, may not > apply to the previous faculty who can claim to be grandfathered in. It is my > understanding that tenure has little to do with one's credentials although > credentials could affect one's salary.Just curious if some tipsters have known > faculty without a PhD who have been grandfathered in and have higher ranks and > status. > What ya think about the grandfather clause in academia? Btw,is there a > grandmother clause? > Anyone on Tips who was grandfathered or grandmothered in? Any librarian,MFA or > ED.D making higher salary than you? > Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5710 or send a blank email to leave-5710-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
