tenuring
Securing academic employment
Tenuring is the act of granting tenure—permanent employment status that protects against arbitrary dismissal.
The term appears almost exclusively in academic contexts, where universities tenure professors after a probationary period: The committee is tenuring three candidates this year.
It can also describe the process more broadly: The tenuring of faculty has become increasingly competitive.
Senior academic post
- facultyInherent power or ability
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- academiaHigher education community
- emeritusRetired with distinction
sabbatical · publication · dissertation · advisor · departmental · provost · lectureship · researcher
Fixed without end
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- protectionGuarding against harm
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
continuity · assurance · entrenchment · indefinite · lifetime · retention · appointment · position
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- serviceAid or maintenance
- longevityDuration of existence
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
allegiance · steadfastness · obligation · institutional · long-term · investment · belonging
Critical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- dossierFile of personal information
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- committeeAppointed group for duties
criteria · probationary · candidacy · promotion · vote · recommendation · documentation · performance
Accomplished goal or deed
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
accomplishment · credential · merit · attainment · validation · conferral · bestowing · granting
professorship
Senior academic post
- facultyInherent power or ability
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- academiaHigher education community
emeritus · sabbatical · publication · dissertation · advisor · departmental · provost · lectureship · researcher · collegiality
permanent
Fixed without end
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- protectionGuarding against harm
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
safeguard · continuity · assurance · entrenchment · indefinite · lifetime · retention · appointment · position · irrevocable
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
career · allegiance · steadfastness · obligation · institutional · long-term · investment · belonging
review
Critical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- dossierFile of personal information
- portfolioCollected works or assets
committee · criteria · probationary · candidacy · promotion · vote · recommendation · documentation · performance · deliberation
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
milestone · accomplishment · credential · merit · attainment · validation · conferral · bestowing · granting · awarding
tenuringfiring
Terminating employment
terminating · dismissing · sacking · letting go · laying off
tenuringrejecting
Refusing to accept
denying · failing · passing over · turning down · refusing
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