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Hundreds of unionized non-tenured faculty at New York University officially went on strike after the deadline for a deal passed on Monday.
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Dave Carlin, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Professor Justin McDaniel, the tenured chair of the religious-studies department at the University of Pennsylvania, has found a way to make his students read again.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
More tenured workers did even better, some earning three years of wages.
—Pete Stavros, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
The tenured prof claims his reassignment violates free speech and seeks reinstatement and damages.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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Dave Carlin, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Professor Justin McDaniel, the tenured chair of the religious-studies department at the University of Pennsylvania, has found a way to make his students read again.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
More tenured workers did even better, some earning three years of wages.
—Pete Stavros, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
The tenured prof claims his reassignment violates free speech and seeks reinstatement and damages.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Tenured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenured. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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tenured
adjective
ten·ured
-yərd 
: having tenure
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