Sentence examples for be tenured from inspiring English sources
noun
A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
If you're on the academic career track, chances are you hope to be tenured some day.
At Harvey Mudd, says dean of faculty Sheldon Wettack, "we presume that everyone we appoint to the faculty will eventually be tenured".
Like many department chairs at Brown, Armstrong is "a big fan of the advanced assistant professorship," meaning she likes to bring in people who can be tenured quickly, putting them on the professional fast track.
It would require a certain amount of professors be tenured, and mandate that federal money couldn't be used to build things like stadiums.
In fact the bill actually helps colleges raise costs by making it mandatory that no less than 75percentt of professors be tenured, compared to 25percenttodayay.
But what about a case such as that of Professor Aimee Bahng, whose record of publication, conference activity, and teaching was deemed more than sufficient evidence for her to be tenured, according to her department at Dartmouth College?
In 2009, only 24.4 percent of American faculty members were tenured or tenure-track.
Once they are tenured, it is nearly impossible to dislodge them.
At some departments the proportion of faculty who are tenured is startlingly low.
The orchestra may not be full-time but the players are tenured.
Mr. Capeci said the college was seeking to dismiss Dr. Hamid, who is tenured.
