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  2. Academic tenure - Wikipedia

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    Tenure is a type of academic appointment that protects its holder from being fired or laid off except for cause, or under extraordinary circumstances such as ...

  3. Academic tenure in North America - Wikipedia

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    Under the tenure systems adopted by many universities and colleges in the United States and Canada, some faculty positions have tenure and some do not. Typical systems (such as the widely adopted "1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure" of the American Association of University Professors [5]) allow only a limited period to establish a record of published research, ability ...

  4. List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office

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    Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas's tenure of 12,146 days (33 years, 92 days) [B] is the longest, while Ketanji Brown Jackson's 938 days (2 years, 207 days) [B] is the shortest. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office.

  5. Academic ranks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, Assistant Professor has been the usual entry-level rank for faculty on the "tenure track", although this depends on the institution and the field.Then, promotion to the rank of Associate Professor and later Professor (informally, "Full Professor") indicates that significant work has been done in research, teaching and institutional service.

  6. Tenure (film) - Wikipedia

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    Tenure is a 2009 American dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Million and starring Luke Wilson, David Koechner and Gretchen Mol.The film was produced by Paul Schiff and released by Blowtorch Entertainment as their first original production.

  7. Seniority in the United States House of Representatives

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    In this case, they will have preference over all other members who are freshmen by tenure. [ citation needed ] An example of this ranking system is Rep. Pete Sessions had previously served eleven terms, from 1997 to 2019 (after his defeat in the 2018 midterms), when he was once again elected in 2020.

  8. Teacher tenure reform (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Teacher tenure is a policy that restricts the ability to fire teachers, requiring a "just cause" rationale for firing. [1] The individual states each have established their own tenure systems. [2] Tenure provides teachers with protections by making it difficult to fire teachers who earn tenure.

  9. Tenure of Office Act (1867) - Wikipedia

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    The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. The law was enacted March 2, 1867, over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. It purported to deny the president the power to ...