No. It is based on an annual review and a tenure review after a set number of years (depends on the school).

Unfortunately, not every university offers tenure. For the schools that have tenure, the tenure-track and longterm-contract-with-tenure-potential faculty qualify for tenure review.

Across academia it isn't uncommon for faculty who are up for tenure to not receive it the first and even the second time. For many departments it is rare for someone to be denied tenure if they've followed the formal and informal advice and procedures. It is an extremely frustrating political process. ("Frustrating" only translates to violence for those with a predisposition for it. )

Well, she should've seen it coming if she signed the "intellectual property" contract that faculty and graduate students have to sign at many schools.

Is it true that all this woman's victims were of color?

What? I haven't heard that. I hope not.

From what I saw the 3 fatally shot colleagues were racial and ethnic minorities. I have not seen a photo of all 6 colleagues.

That would be interesting but not shocking if she felt as many do, that she was denied advancements because of the advancements of minorities.

Also:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35404881...rts/?GT1=43001

And the plot thickens, DUN DUN DUN! Everyone jump to conclusions NOW!! We all know that whites are racist, and that women, in general, are mentally imbalanced and needy. Since she IS a white woman it's clearly evident that this was a PMS fueled hate crime.

Settle down, Beavis.

Hurry and pat yourself on the back for this attempt at sarcasm.

I saw their pictures on the news a few days ago and took note of the fact that all three were racial and ethnic minorities. However, I didn't want to jump to any conclusions about her motive in that regard.

I wasn't going for sarcasm, I was going for ridiculousness. Kind of like Senusret bringing up the fact that the victims may all be minorities, which is insinuating that this was RACIALLY MOTIVATED. Like I said, Lets all just jump to conclusions!

Which is unfortunate because you're the only one jumping to conclusions.

I didn't bring up any facts. I asked a question.

You made an insinuation.

Which is also true.

I think it's sad that we can't even, as ASTalumna06 said, make an observation without fear of how that observation may be perceived.

For what it's worth, a fb friend of mine mentioned it in one of his status messages, and it concerned him because he is also a young professor of color.

See, when you're a minority, you think about these things. When you're not, you usually don't have to, so you don't.

The facts apparently frightened PiKA2001. He's like any other person who gets a little scared with any mention of race. He overreacts and yells "oh shit! Run for cover!!!" The irony in that is funny.

Doesn't he know that I call the Race Wars around here?