untenured

[uhn-ten-yerd]

adjective

1. unheld, as property or a position.

2. lacking tenure, as a college instructor.

3. not offering or leading to tenure, as some college teaching positions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untenured¹

un- ¹ + tenured

Example Sentences

Some of the changes include: reducing the power held by students and untenured faculty; reporting students to the federal government who are "hostile" to American values, and hiring an external government-approved party to audit programs and departments "that most fuel antisemitic harassment".

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Fellow organizer and WSU Regents professor of Chemistry and Materials Science Kerry Hipps said many of the supporters are untenured assistant professors who fear retaliation if they speak publicly against the administration.

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Roy, of the Faculty for Justice in Palestine group, said that letter represented a “chilling moment of repression” that was endorsed by some influential department leaders with the power to short-circuit the future of students and untenured faculty who don’t agree with it.

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Unaccredited, untenured university, I feel like these are my colleagues who joined start up companies here.

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The unions have been fighting for a salary increase, in line with inflation; more job security, including longer contracts for untenured faculty; living wages for teaching assistants; and race and gender equity initiatives, among other demands.

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