budd@arizona.UUCP (tim budd) (09/21/84)
I believe this is essentially the method used at Oregon Graduate Center, a small private college in beaverton (i also think they are on the net, so someone there can confirm or deny this if i am wrong). The way it works is that new people are given 3 year contracts. Every year you are reviewed and one of two things happens; either they rip up your old contract and give you a new three year contract, or they merely keep the old contract and you are down to two years... I also believe as you are around for more years they start giving you longer contracts (that is, if they like what you are doing) to a maximum of five (i believe). on alternate days i believe this is a good system. depends on which side of the tenure fence you're sitting, i suppose.