Tenure: A Game Manual
The podcast that pulls back the curtain on academia's most elusive milestone: tenure. Each episode, we sit down with tenured professors, early-career scholars, and academic insiders to unpack the strategies, setbacks, and secrets behind earning tenure. From publishing and politics to mentorship and mental health, we explore what it really takes to thrive in higher ed, and how to do it without burning out. Whether you're a grad student, postdoc, or junior faculty member, this show is your roadmap to the tenure track.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2025
Post Tenure- What Keeps You Going?
This episode features an interview with Dr. Brian DeMare, a professor of history at Tulane University. Dr. DeMare discusses his path to tenure, including the tenure requirements at his institution, h…
The International Academic
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Gilbert Zhe Chen, an assistant professor of history at Towson University. Gilbert recently achieved the milestone of earning tenure, and shares candid insights into…
The Nontraditional Scholar
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Annie Gray Fisher, a soon-to-be associate professor of U.S. Gender and Sexuality History at the University of Texas at Dallas. Annie shares her unique path to ac…
Personal Finance in Academia
In this episode, we interview Dr. Mai Wang, a third-year assistant professor of literature at the University of Texas at Dallas. Mai discusses her path to securing an advanced contract for her first …
The Tenure Process
In our first episode, we speak with Dr. Dan Du, an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Dr. Du discusses her experience going through the tenure process at…