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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Friday November 20, 2009 Volume 91, No. 53 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 INDEX Calendar 2 Sports 3 Opinion 4 Classifieds 5 News 6 TENURE continues on page 2 BY VINOD SRINIVASAN The Shorthorn... More

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Friday November 20, 2009 Volume 91, No. 53 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 INDEX Calendar 2 Sports 3 Opinion 4 Classifieds 5 News 6 TENURE continues on page 2 BY VINOD SRINIVASAN The Shorthorn senior staff Attaining the title of a national research university requires a collective effort, a great deal of which comes from the university faculty. With the university’s push to become a nationally recognized research institution, or Tier One, professors on track for tenure or already tenured are encouraged to pursue their research ideas with increased effort, as one of the criteria for Tier One is 1,000 tenure-track faculty. In 2008, the university had 222 tenure-track and 411 tenured faculty. Some science faculty members said they are trying to work harder to not only help themselves by gaining tenure but also to improve the stature of their respective department and college. Subhrangsu Mandal, chemistry and biochemistry Less