Higher education leaders and faculty are debating fundamental reforms to tenure and the invisible labor of service as institutions face shrinking budgets and public scrutiny. A recent commission and new commentaries argue service loads have become inequitable—falling disproportionately on women and faculty of color—and recommend rethinking recognition and reward structures. Simultaneously, commentators call for tenure reform focused on accountability rather than elimination, framing service and retooled promotion criteria as central to sustaining faculty governance.