Instead, they believed the fact of Professor Graglia being tenured left them free to sit this issue out. As a consequence, he has been left almost alone to defend his right to say what he did. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Professor Graglia did not have tenure, and had then been threatened with dismissal by the university's administration. From the evidence, the answer is no. The presumption appears to be that no untenured professor would be stupid enough to make a politically-incorrect statement.
Faculty receive the greatest value from academic freedom.
By the way, the A.A.U.P. also states that untenured faculty have the same right to academic freedom as do tenured faculty. But if the past is prologue, untenured faculty can presumably expect no protection or help from their tenured or untenured brethren if Professor Graglia's case is any precedent. This discussion is closed. You are still welcome to submit your opinions on this topic, but they will be treated as letters to the editor. Be sure to include your name and affiliation.