Deans Refuse Tenure Over Replication

A growing number of university leaders are saying they would avoid tenure for researchers in fields hit by replication failures, using reproducibility as a criterion for hiring and promotion. That administrative reticence is emerging in public-facing contexts and among politically skeptical audiences, turning methodological debates into tenure‑level gatekeeping. — If true, this practice can hollow out contested disciplines, politicize university hiring, and slow or reverse research reforms that rely on institutional support.