While most students think the word tenure means gray beards, spectacles and cardigans, professors translate it to mean job security. Basically, tenure is a form of job security.
Professors go through a lengthy process to receive tenure and the assurance that comes with it.
During the tenure review, faculty must meet university standards for teaching, research and service. Requirements such as the teacher's ability to teach well, the quality of his research and the venues in which he is published are evaluated, Filippelli said. If a professor is turned down for tenure in the review process, he receives a year of grace before he must leave. For provisional professors, the provisional period is the lack of the job security they want. While tenure is a benefit for the professor, some students feel the professors are the only ones that benefit from it.