external In the Media June 3, 2019 Research by assistant economics professor Patrick Gourley that found professors experience a persistent decline in student course evaluations upon receiving tenure was cited in an opinion piece calling for reform in the tenure system. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/surprise-study-finds-professors-get-worse-after-receiving-tenure" news-all news-in-the-media year-2019 month-june