According to Carmichael,academic tenure has persisted because:
A)faculty have gained this fringe benefit through collective bargaining
B)college and university administrators see tenure as a way of discouraging their most productive senior faculty from retiring early
C)college and university administrators see tenure as a way to keep their most productive junior faculty from being recruited by rival schools
D)senior faculty can identify promising new faculty without fear of losing their jobs

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Carmichael suggests that tenure allows senior faculty to identify and support promising new faculty without fear of losing their own jobs, thus contributing to the persistence of the tenure system.

According to Carmichael,academic Tenure Has Persisted Because