Dive Brief:

• Asbury University Professor David Wheeler writes that tenure-track professors are in danger of disappearing in the face of the rush to online education.
• Wheeler writes that colleges are embracing online education to save money but may be damaging higher education in the process. 
• There is a glimmer of hope for tenure: One professor says that she believes negative experiences with impersonal online programs will counterbalance this trend and save the traditional university experience. 

Dive Insight:

While it's impossible to say with certainty where higher education is headed, it's easier to say where it's been: A 2013 report showed the percentage of tenure-track positions has fallen from 78% in 1969 to about 33%.