God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[DJC]

[member=324]DJC[/member]‍  It's a global perspective, not just domestic.

I think that you will find that academic tenure is limited to some high ranking professors in a few countries such as the USA, Canada, and Germany.  Most academics are on short-term or ongoing contracts and in Australia many are casual employees.

I actually think that the tenure system was antiquated, subject to abuse and did not encourage quality research or teaching.  Casual and short-term employment may be the contemporary norm, but it certainly doesn't encourage research and teaching.  I would prefer to see academics on fixed term or ongoing contracts ... but that's way off topic.