The Chronicle of Higher Education asked a bunch of Really Smart People -- and then me -- to comment on whether the pressures of getting tenure are too much for junior academics. Clearly, the Amy Bishop case in Alabama prompted the query. It's pretty obvious that Bishop had issues prior to that decision, however, so I didn't mention her case at all. Nevertheless, as Christina Nehring puts it in her response, "That Professor Amy Bishop is not a tragic heroine of the tenure process doesn't mean that she's not a good opportunity to discuss it.
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