大學的非升即走制度

Up-or-Out Policy in Universities

對學業成績好的高中畢業生而言，申請大學時最重要的考量之一是：所修的課是否是由學術能力好的老師所教。為了爭取這些學生來申請，大學有意願實行具有下列三個特性的非升即走的制度：（一） 晉升為副教授者被授予終身教授職；（二） 不被晉升者被要求離職；（三） 晉升與否主要取決於發表的學術文章的質與量。

For high school seniors with strong academic records who are choosing a university, one important factor is whether the university courses are taught by faculty members with strong academic ability. To recruit these students, universities implement an up-or-out policy with three features: (1) faculty members being promoted from assistant to associate professor are awarded permanent tenure, (2) those denied promotion to associate professor are asked to leave, and (3) the promotion decision is based on the quantity and quality of academic publications during the probationary period.