Prayer of the Assistant Professor Going up for Tenure

Jul 15, 2022

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Prayer of the Assistant Professor Going up for Tenure

Please, Tenure Gods of My Institution, please find it within Yourselves to grant me tenure by looking to your own…

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Jennie Young

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Professor and humor writer in Green Bay. McSweeney’s, The Independent, HuffPost, Ms. Mag, Education Week, Inside Higher Ed, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, others.

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