"Personal Circumstances": Why I Left Academia
Abstract
This piece details the author's reasons for leaving her tenured position eight years previously. It argues that the rigid and hierarchical system of tenure no longer serves its purpose of preserving freedom of speech. Using her own experience, the author argues that the tenure system shuts out members of marginalized groups by entrenching labor practices and working conditions that are unfriendly to them.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Academic Freedom and Politics
University Challenges and Reforms
Higher Education Governance and Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- New Chaucer Studies Pedagogy and Profession
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026
- Language
- EN