美国大学终身教职制度的改革走向

The Reform Trend of Tenure System in America

终身教职制度是美国教师聘任制度的重要特征，这一制度自确立之日起一直存在着争议，20世纪90年代以后，其存废问题再度引起人们的争论与关注，终身教职制度面临新的困境和挑战，许多高校正在考虑实施或已经实施终身教职制度。

As an important teacher recruitment system in America， tenure system has caused a lot of disputes since it was instituted. After 1990s， whether to keep the tenure system or not was hotly debated in America again. American universities are confronted with some challenges and difficulties to reform the existing tenure system.