SC university tenure could be cut as academic freedom wavers

In the first couple years of her career, University of South Carolina historian Carol Harrison felt firsthand the fragility of academic freedom.

She did not have tenure when someone called her a “feminist” and implied she ought to be disciplined for it. The experience scared her.

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"Accusing a professor of being a feminist, that's not actually a fireable offense, right?" she said. "Accusing a professor of believin