Tenure Trekking: Exploring Diverse Tenure Processes (CCRI)

The session is aimed at conference attendees who are interested in applying for tenure-track jobs and those in the midst of fulfilling duties for tenure to be awarded. Panelists will include members from several universities that use different models for tenure. These models look beyond the Research vs. Teaching colleges, to examine state institutions, private institutions, colleges with liberal arts design, conservatory design, and colleges with religious affiliations. Panelists will discuss the different models for achieving tenure at their institutions as well as how important it is to apply for a job and go to an interview while keeping the idea of being "tenurable" at that institution in mind. This will be a 90 minute session that will include time for a question and answer period.