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...criterion for tenure--some would say the only criterion--is the publishing. Writing a great book might get you tenured, several junior professors say, but being a great teacher or a great departmental "citizen" won't. "This is a research institution. That's the bottom line," says one social scientist...
...other hand, junior professors say they have little incentive to teach well or to take on administrative duties. Says one scientist: "I have very little incentive except my own desire to look good before the class." A colleague concurs, saying, "I hate to stand up there and look like a jerk...even though it doesn't count...
...junior faculty found that they spend on average only 30 percent of their working school-year time on research and writing, compared to 50 percent on teaching and 20 percent on administrative duties. "I need to publish more or I'm not going to get promoted," says one social scientist...
Another major gripe coming from the junior ranks is the distance they feel from the tenured faculty. The extreme view is that they are treated as hired help, brought in to teach a certain number of courses for a certain number of years. One social scientist says there is a rumor that "the senior faculty in History take pride in not knowing the names of the junior faculty members." In the Government Department, "the majority of the tenured faculty members just don't give a damn about the junior faculty members. They feel life was created for them, at least...
...several departments, like a "second tenure." It is disputable whether such promotions used to be routine--some senior professors say yes, and some no--but in the social sciences, primarily, promotion is definitely not automatic. "In eight years you can get a fair amount done," says one social scientist, adding, "But if you might have to look for work in your fifth year, that's different." "You can't coast at all," adds another assistant professor. "You can't really relax...