Students, alumni and professors have banded together to petition Georgetown’s July decision to deny tenure to the School of Foreign Service’s assistant professor of Arab politics Samer Shehata. Ebie DuPont...

For many professors, achieving tenure is the holy grail of an academic career. But it is not an easy position to obtain — or to grant. Unlike associate or adjunct professors, who must normally renew...

For Georgetown's tenure candidates, making the jump to permanent status comes with its fair share of hurdles — but administrators say a standout guidance process is the key to an acceptance rate of more...