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Originally Posted by honeychile
We've been talking about this, and have a question: are professors always tenured after x amount of years? Is it that unusual not to receive tenure?
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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. )