How long does it take to become a tenured teacher?

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How long does it take to become a tenured teacher?

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If you are hired in a tenure-track position at a university (rather than as an adjunct, lecturer, or non-tenure-track teaching position), then the tenure process begins as soon as you are hired. In general, newly-hired professors may go up for tenure in their sixth year, although they generally face a performance review in their second or third year. Ideally, professors achieve tenure by their seventh year in the position. The tenure review process takes most of an academic year. Your tenure file must be compiled and made available to the tenure review committee by October, at which time professors in your department are asked to add letters to your file. The department votes on your tenure file, and if it is successful, the file then goes to a university-wide tenure review committee. At that point, the provost, chancellor, or university president make the decision to approve or deny a tenure file.

For more information about the possible effects of tenure on teachers, check out this article: Tenured Faculty Less Likely to Focus on Teaching

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