Opinion ID: 769726
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Heading: Oregon's Statutory and Regulatory Scheme Regarding Tenure Decisions

Text: 7 The Oregon Legislative Assembly has by statute delegated to the Board the authority to employ professors and prescribe their tenure. See Or. Rev. Stat. S 351.070(3)(a) (1999). In full, that provision states the following: 8 The board may, for each institution under its control[, a]ppoint and employ a president and the requisite number of professors, teachers and employees, and prescribe their compensation and tenure of office or employment. 9 Id. 10 The legislature also has provided that, as a general matter, the president is the chief executive officer of the university with the authority to control its daily operations, subject to enactments of the legislature and the supervision of the Board. See Or. Rev. Stat. S 352.004 (1999). That provision states: 11 The president of each university and college is also president of the faculty. The president is also the executive and governing officer of the school, except as otherwise provided by statute. Subject to the supervision of the board, the president of the university has authority to control and give general directions to the practical affairs of the school. 12 Id. 13 The Board, by regulation, has delegated to each university president the authority to determine faculty tenure. The Board's regulations state that [i]ndefinite tenure shall be awarded to faculty . . . by the president, Or. Admin. R. 580021-0105(5) (1999), and elsewhere that [i]ndefinite tenure appointments . . . are made by the president, Or. Admin. R. 580-021-0100(1)(b)(B) (1999). 14