South Carolina abolishing tenure

[Parasaurolophus]

IF this were to pass (a big IF), I predict that MUSC would be exempt and that there would be rules for the big time STEM researchers to be rewarded for their indirect $$$ with course buyouts.

They don't seem to have any Nobel laureates, but they do have a number of National Academy members.

FWIW, SC is not a particularly heavy-hitter in my field (it's largely a non-entity at the grad level, but better at the undergrad level). I suspect that may well be more widely true.

[mleok]

IF this were to pass (a big IF), I predict that MUSC would be exempt and that there would be rules for the big time STEM researchers to be rewarded for their indirect $$$ with course buyouts.

They don't seem to have any Nobel laureates, but they do have a number of National Academy members.

FWIW, SC is not a particularly heavy-hitter in my field (it's largely a non-entity at the grad level, but better at the undergrad level). I suspect that may well be more widely true.

Yeah, they're not a particularly heavy-hitter in my field either. I guess you have to have a particularly compelling reason to stay in South Carolina if you're able to write your own ticket.

[arcturus]

As others have noted, this is still pending legislation. For examples of other silly legislation that has been proposed within various states, just google "pi equals 3". There is no end of idiocy in state legislatures.