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…since it eliminates the ongoing property interest in the position (which is what triggers due process provisions) and eliminate the need to show "good cause" for termination. (Bizarrely the CHE article repeats the proponent's propaganda that the bill does not eliminate tenure: that's exactly what it does.)
(Thanks to Gregory Mayer for the pointer.)
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