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Audit Finds Gaps In University Tenure Reviews

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(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah audit finds inconsistent oversight in university tenure and post-tenure reviews. Auditors based their conclusions on 120 interviews and 666 faculty-review records across the state's public colleges and universities.

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