Tenured Fort Lewis College professors gain buffer year before a layoff - Patrick Armijo, Herald

If future layoffs are required at Fort Lewis College, tenured faculty will be granted a terminal year of employment before they are dismissed under changes approved to the Faculty Handbook on Friday by the Board of Trustees. The additional year, called a “terminal year,” would be granted to any tenured faculty member whose position is eliminated in a reduction of force or for any tenured faculty member whose department is eliminated in program reductions. “A terminal year is another way of Fort Lewis College saying to people who invest their skills, their efforts, their passions and their professional careers in this institution that they are valued, and we are just not going to dump you out on the street,” said Gary Gianniny, a geosciences professor and the faculty representative on the board. https://the-journal.com/articles/112594-tenured-fort-lewis-college-professors-gain-buffer-year-before-a-layoff