tenure-track
adjective
ten·ure-track
ˈten-yər-ˌtrak 
also -ˌyu̇r-
: relating to or being a teaching position that may lead to a grant of tenure
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Still, the dean acknowledged broader salary equity concerns, particularly between tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Their new organization would fund American arts and letters, eventually including foreign-language programs, university special collections, tenure-track positions for new humanities professors, graduate fellowships for Ph.D. students, archival research, and more.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Kim has also hired 26 full-time, tenure-track faculty and increased full-time classified positions.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Out of the total, 1,335 faculty members were identifiable as tenure-track professors.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Their new organization would fund American arts and letters, eventually including foreign-language programs, university special collections, tenure-track positions for new humanities professors, graduate fellowships for Ph.D. students, archival research, and more.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Kim has also hired 26 full-time, tenure-track faculty and increased full-time classified positions.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Out of the total, 1,335 faculty members were identifiable as tenure-track professors.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
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