The State of Kansas "innovates"

[Mobius]

The point here is not that tenure protects you from losing your job if your program closes; in the case of Emporia, they are simply altering the terms of the contract to allow them to dismiss faculty without eliminating programs or for whatever reason they want by the act of the state legislature.

If you offer people a permanent contract with a limited list of reasons for dismissal, you can't unilaterally change the contract. State legislatures can't just change people's contracts.

@mahagonny I get that adjuncts are treated badly, I've been a poorly paid adjunct. But constantly going after TT faculty doesn't help that. At least here it is the admins who treat adjuncts badly and the TT faculty who are trying to get them more pay, compensation if classes are cancelled, etc.

State legislatures can change terms of employment. I don't think a lawsuit will be successful.