New College of Florida

the criteria for tenure are identical regardless of year, and around 30% of New College faculty hired in the past decade have received tenure after five years.
The professors—two organic chemists, an Islamic historian, a Latin American/Caribbean historian, and an oceanographer—had already gained approval for their tenure applications from New College faculty, external reviewers, and the previous administration; they were denied in identical 6–4 votes with the new conservative board members forming the majority. This move was criticized by some as part of a larger trend of conservatives targeting tenure, particularly for professors perceived to hold liberal views. Four of the five professors were awarded tenure the subsequent year, alongside two others applying for tenure for the first time.
Hugo Viera-Vargas, the specialist in Latin American and Caribbean history and the sole professor permanently denied tenure, was identified by President Richard Corcoran as having insufficient class sizes to qualify for tenure. …