Is the tenure track system outdated in academia?

If you don't understand how academic employment works, it's easy to believe that something is wrong. Many people imagine that professors cannot be fired, and that professors are lazy. Neither of…

Top stories for Long   Is the tenure track system outdated in academia? Joshua Gross, Associate Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB • Updated September 20, 2021 If you don't understand how academic employment works, it's easy to believe that something is wrong. Many people imagine that professors cannot be fired, and that professor... Read more » 228 55   If you find a chip on a casino floor are you allowed to legally keep it? Michael Spenser, former Engineering, Chef, Professional Writer (Survival) at Self-Employment (200... • Answered April 22 Well, this question made me curious, so did some investigative work. If you found a casino chip on the floor, yes you can indeed keep it, but there is a catch, you cannot ha... Read more » 4.2K 105   THE FINGER OF DEATH Alessandro13 • Posted Dec 18, 2024 The existence of the "finger of death" has been known since 1960, first witnessed by BBC cameras. The phenomenon was captured in time-lapse by Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson during the recording of a... Read more » 505 12   How come nobody tried to mess with Mike Tyson in prison? He was only 5'10 and 210. Larry Nutter, former Captain (Retired) at Department of Corrections (1980-2003) • Answered September 19, 2022 I spent 23 years working in maximum security prisons. I know convicts pretty well. They mostly tend to be predators. If they see a smaller new inmate they will steal his ca... Read more » 1.2K 167   Now that Trump has officially admitted to a medical problem, do you believe him? Asked in No More Trump • Answered by Roberta Roper • September 20 Yes I think he did actually let the truth slip out , " just that once " . He probably was told he was dying shortly before doing that press conference .And we all know his ... Read more » 3.3K 593   Where did the terms "carbon copy" and "blind carbon copy" come from? OakTeller, Knower of many things. • Answered June 30 The terms come from a time of typewriters and ink. They come from a physical act. To make a copy, a typist put a sheet of carbon paper, thin page of black ink and wax, betwe... Read more » 1.2K 109   How do hotels decide which room to give a guest? Example, I'm on the road, I stop at a Hampton Inn for the night, and ask for the standard king bed, non-smoking, and they have 20 of those open. How do they decide if I stay in room 219, 407, 333 etc? Charlie Rand, worked at U.S. Census Bureau • Answered September 20 Several years ago, I was cooking at a restaurant hotel and I asked the front desk guy this exact question. It was a fairly small hotel with fewer than 100 rooms. He explain... Read more » 4.1K 167   When cops drive slower than the speed limit, are they playing a game to see who will pass them? I see this a lot, and many people won't pass, even though passing would still be within the speed limit. Bob Farris, former IC1(SS) at United States Navy • Answered July 23, 2024 I heard of one officer that was traveling about 4 mph under the limit in the right lane with a line of traffic behind him. One person pulled into the passing lane and passe... Read more » 3.6K 284   Why were Chinese troops so ineffective in WW2? Sosow Nima, lives in China (1972-present) • Answered September 5 Comrade Joseph Stalin once addressed this issue: "Why is it that anyone can beat you up? Even tiny Japan was able to thrash you so badly？" "The reason is that you have no in... Read more » 1.6K 195   What would surprise men about life as a woman? Earth Angel • Answered October 4, 2024 The way many of us think would surprise some men. I got into a relationship when I was 20 with a man who had pursued me for years. I finally started dating him. We were in... Read more » 2.6K 384   Do gun owners realize there is a limit on how many guns they can own at a time? Michael Stenberg, BS, BA, BAMF Extraordinary Sense & Common Sense, Highly Renowned Institute • Answered September 10 Unlike the other answers, I have done the research and am prepared to support you with full facts. Yes, there absolutely IS a maximum number of guns that a person can have ... Read more » 6.6K 769   If g(x) =2x+1, what is g(x+1)? Rayne Bass, studied Psychology at University of the Virgin Islands • Answered August 19, 2020 Wherever there is an 'X' in the equation, you would now replace with 'x+1'. So, g(x+1)= 2(x+1)+1 Then you distribute the 2 to what is inside the brackets. You would then end ... Read more » 1.9K 407 Read more in your feed

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