tenure
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Appeared in the May 27, 2026, print edition as 'Notable & Quotable: Justice Brennan’s Tenure'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Tenure “reformers” typically describe their goals as depriving undeserving layabouts of an unwarranted privilege.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023
Tenure is a permanent academic appointment that exists to “safeguard academic freedom,” according to the American Association of University Professors.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
Tenure exploded after World War II when it helped with recruitment as the GI Bill sent enrollment soaring, said Sol Gittleman, a former provost of Tufts University who has written on the issue.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023
Tenure by rent considered free; tenure by agricultural work, servile.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
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