Miles Jackson wrote:
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> This "norm" surprised me: at every college or university I'm familiar
> with, if you don't get tenure in the Spring, you're gone. You don't get
> a "lame duck" year. Is this lame duck year common?
Yes, it is common. I guess I'm surprised that you are surprised. But as is often the case, apparently what is common is not necessarily _that_ common.
Carrol