Republican candidates join nationwide scrutiny of tenure

Badger Institute has argued for more leeway to lay off professors

Republican candidates for governor are joining politicians across the country who are increasingly skeptical of tenure guarantees for professors.

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who was part of a state Senate majority that helped put across the last major tenure reform in Wisconsin in 2015, told the Badger Institute this week that tenure would be a big part of a review of UW System spending and operations if he is elected governor.

The Badger Institute contacted all other Republican and Democrat candidates.

Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann is on the record in support of changes to tenure if warranted but did not respond to a request for an interview. There are seven announced Democrats in the race, none of whom have yet