A coalition convened by the Association for the Study of Higher Education recommended rethinking how institutions assign and reward faculty service, spotlighting disproportionate burdens on women and faculty of color. The commission’s report called for institutional reforms to recognize service as essential labor and to address inequitable distributions that surfaced during the pandemic. Parallel commentary argues tenure must evolve to preserve accountability without dismantling faculty protections. Opinion pieces from higher‑education leaders propose targeted reforms—clarified expectations, transparent evaluation of service, and tenure‑track structures that emphasize accountability and professional standards. University leaders and faculty governance bodies will need to reconcile calls for tenure reform with protections for academic freedom, while designing equitable service loads and recognition systems to retain diverse faculty and support institutional missions.