tenure
The time that a person has a job or an important position.
The period of time during which someone holds a job, role, or official position.
A special job status in a university or school that means a teacher has a permanent job and cannot easily be fired.
A status given to a professor or teacher that provides a permanent position and strong protection against being dismissed.
The legal rules that say how a person can hold or use land or a building.
The legal system or conditions under which land or property is owned, used, or occupied.
To give a teacher or professor a permanent job at a university or school, so they cannot easily be fired.
To grant an academic employee the status of tenure, making their position permanent and strongly protected.
- Base: tenure
- Plural: tenure
- Base: tenure
- 3rd Person Singular: tenures
- Present Participle: tenuring
- Past: tenured
get tenure
1receive academic tenure
To be given a permanent university job with strong job protection.
- If she does not get tenure, she may have to change careers.
- He finally got tenure after years of publishing and teaching.
- Most assistant professors hope to get tenure within six or seven years.
grant tenure
1institution gives someone tenure
For a university or school to give a teacher or professor a permanent job.
- The university decided not to grant tenure to three candidates.
- Only the board of trustees can grant tenure at this institution.
- Schools are often cautious about granting tenure, because it is hard to reverse.
land tenure
1system of legal land holding
The legal rules about who can use land and how they can use it.
- Reforming land tenure is central to the government's rural policy.
- Unclear land tenure often leads to disputes between farmers.
- The study compares land tenure systems in three countries.
lifetime tenure
1tenure that lasts for life
A job situation where a person keeps their position for their whole life, unless something very serious happens.
- Some judges enjoy lifetime tenure under the constitution.
- Critics argue that lifetime tenure makes officials less accountable.
- The position traditionally came with lifetime tenure and a generous pension.
lose tenure
1have tenure taken away
To stop having a permanent university job, usually for very serious reasons.
- Professors rarely lose tenure, except in cases of serious misconduct.
- He was afraid he might lose tenure if the accusations were proven.
- The committee can recommend that a faculty member lose tenure, but the board makes the final decision.
security of tenure
1legal protection against removal
Strong legal protection that makes it hard to remove someone from their job or home.
- Tenants called for greater security of tenure in rental housing.
- Judges are given security of tenure to protect their independence.
- The new law reduces security of tenure for many public employees.
tenure committee
1group deciding on tenure cases
A group of professors or leaders who decide if someone should get tenure.
- The tenure committee meets every spring to review candidates.
- She is worried about how the tenure committee will view her teaching record.
- Serving on the tenure committee is a major responsibility.
tenure review
1evaluation before granting tenure
A formal check of a teacher's work to decide if they will get tenure.
- Her tenure review will take place next semester.
- The tenure review looks at research, teaching, and service.
- He is preparing his file for tenure review.
tenure track
1academic path leading to tenure
A job path at a university where, after some years and good work, a teacher may get tenure.
- She accepted a tenure track position at a major research university.
- After five years on the tenure track, he is starting his tenure review.
- Many young scholars struggle to find tenure track jobs.
tenured professor
1professor who has tenure
A university teacher who already has a permanent job with strong protection.
- Only tenured professors can vote on hiring decisions.
- She became a tenured professor at the age of 35.
- Tenured professors often mentor younger colleagues.
up for tenure
1being considered for tenure
Being in the process where a university decides if you will get tenure.
- She is up for tenure next year and is very nervous.
- Three professors are up for tenure this spring.
- Being up for tenure can be a very stressful time.