nontenured
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nontenured
Example Sentences
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Concytec officials have asked universities to clarify their relationships with the remaining 70 registered researchers, many of whom appear to be nontenured lecturers or former students from other nations.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 21, 2023
More than 600 hourly employees are eligible to affiliate with the Maine Service Employees Association, part of the Service Employees International Union, including nontenured or tenure-track faculty and college support staff, the newspaper reported.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2022
He left Harvard in 2002 after a public fight with the university’s president at the time, but returned to the institution in a nontenured position in 2017.
From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021
That should send a chill down the already-frigid spine of every nontenured faculty member in America—and the people who depend on them for food and shelter.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2013
The majority of the nine nontenured faculty were women.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2013
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