HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — A four-year-old freeze on tenure and faculty promotions at Hampton University has been lifted.
The freeze was one of several money-saving steps taken by the university in 2008 to avoid layoffs during the economic downtown.
Provost Pamela Hammond tells The Daily Press (http://bit.ly/LzsEhY ) that lifting the freeze will increase the number of tenured faculty. That will help Hampton as it seeks long-term research grants.
Hammond says about 20 faculty members are expected to apply for tenure in the fall.
About 90 of university’s 339 faculty members have tenure.
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Information from: Daily Press, http://www.dailypress.com
