Alabama Senate passes bill changing tenure, limiting faculty senates

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 414

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Alabama Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would change faculty senates and tenure programs at public colleges and universities.

HB 580, sponsored by Rep. Troy Stubbs, R-Wetumpka, would limit faculty senate bodies to advisory roles; require periodic reviews for tenured professors and give boards of trustees at colleges and universities the final say in curriculum.

Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, who carried the bill in the Senate, said the legislation is modeled after …

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