I came to the university with a terminal degree(sounds fatal). I was granted
tenure in my second year. Things are very different now and some institutions
are implementing Tenure Review Committees. I am glad I got out in time.
Looking back I was the luckiest fellow to get a doctorate when I did with no
planning whatsoever!

Bobby

> It says something that of the three female faculty I work with most closely
> who have terminal degrees, only one is tenure-track.  One even has a
> Master's degree in a second discipline, and she's teaching a six-week
> private course this summer in order to make ends meet.
>