I can haz tenure

And now, for your viewing pleasure, my tenure letter. This is, I would just like to point out, the culmination of thirteen, fourteen years of my life, since I started my Masters program in 1995… though it wasn’t until 1996 that I decided that I wanted the job of a faculty member and that I was going to go on to do the Ph.D.

And I would just like to point out this passage in the letter:

I look forward to your acceptance of this promotion and ask that you sign the enclosed copy of this letter and return it to me within three weeks for our records.

As if I’m going to say no? I suppose this is my opening to negotiate salary, though this is a pretty sucky economy for that kind of thing.

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5 Responses to “I can haz tenure”

  1. caleb says:

    heeeeeyyyyy! congrats

  2. Ronald Albuquerque says:

    Congratulations!!!!! That’s excellent news!

    Now the hard negotiations start. Salary, bonus, stock options, golden parachute/handcuffs, et al. Oh wait. never mind.

    No seriously – that is brilliant!

  3. Congrats! Welcome to the club…

    Now you need to create a tenure LOL cat for this post!

  4. Kristina says:

    Congrats!

  5. Congratulations!

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