Chasing Tenure

I wasn't sure whether this post should have gone into my Professional Life series but for now, I'll let it stand alone. If at some point, I change my mind, I'll add it there.

In the world of higher education there is this rather nebulous term "tenure" and most people, even some academics, aren't sure what it means. Generally speaking when a person gets their terminal degree (PhD, EdD, DBA, etc.) and they get hired on at certain colleges and universities, the first question to arise is whether the job is "tenure track". It's an odd question given that if you think about the word "tenure" it normally means something regarding a length of time. Sort of like "during his/her tenure at the job, sales increased by 20%" That's not what is being referred to here.

Lenita and "Greg" of UA

James of OU

DeSantis why we need tenure