They both have goals for their tenure on the board.

In April of 2006, she came up for tenure there.

"To make it clear that I won't be put up for tenure any time soon?"

Thank God for tenure, or this guy might be running a police department somewhere.

A close friend, with whom I went through graduate school, is up for tenure in my department.

By the time you come up for tenure, you're in your mid-30's with a spouse and a couple of kids.

Most of her female colleagues waited for tenure to start a family.

Under those criteria, they note, eight of the first 10 teachers considered for tenure have made it, including four this school year.

Teachers will now be evaluated on an annual basis, not just when they come up for tenure.