美国大学终身教授的聘后评审制度

The System of Appraisal of Lifetime Tenured Professors after Employment in American Universities

美国终身教授制度缘于学术自由。终身教授聘后评审制度是维护终身制的一个有效 “补丁”，在保障学术自由的同时，也促使教师教学、科研能力的不断提高。本文着重考察了美国几所大学的”终身教授的聘后评审制”中的评审目的、评审机构和评审程序等内容。

The American lifetime tenured professor system is attributed to academic freedom. And the system of examination and appraisal of a lifetime tenured professor after employment is an effective make─up for the life─time tenured system. It not only protects academic freedom， but also enhances a professor’s teaching and researching capabilities.