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What will tenure look like in 2012?
What some of our readers did, or have to do (if still on tenure-track), to earn tenure.
"Do you have a cat?"
It's one of the first questions Cindy Arrigo asks during a quick tour of the New Jersey City University (NJCU) campus, a green oasis tucked away among the often-barren streets of Jersey City. "I always tell my students you can identify catnip by the square shape of its stem," she says, reaching for one of the plants that line the campus sidewalk. The bushes are frosted with tiny purple flowers and smell like mint. "The cats go crazy for it," she says.
Arrigo, a cell biologist approximately three years into her tenure-track position, is enjoying her summer. Her office includes a weathered leather ...
