The Tenure Project offers a supportive environment where junior faculty are welcomed and engaged in programs, events, and dialogues that address the important issues affecting Black, Latina/e/o/x, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure in US business schools.
The third annual conference will take place July 22-24, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA hosted by the Marshall School of Business.
The conference will start at approximately 9:00 am ET on Monday, July 22, 2024 and end midday on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
There will be workshops focused on professional development, self-care, and community building. Stay tuned for a more detailed schedule!
Priority Deadline: March 1st, 5pm EST
Applications received between February 1, 2024 and March 1, 2024 will receive full consideration to attend the 2024 Conference.
Regarding Applications Received After the Priority Deadline:
If you submit an application after the March 1st priority deadline, you will automatically be added to a waitlist for conference attendance consideration.
All waitlist decisions will be rendered after the conference registration deadline of April 1st.
All waitlist decisions consider your application AND whether space is still available.
Application Decisions and Conference Registration Invitations: March 16, 2024
Applications received by the priority deadline will be notified of their application status by March 16, 2024
Conference Registration Closes: April 1, 2024, 5pm EST
Attendees who have been invited to register must submit their registration form by the April 1st deadline. After which time, we will release invited attendees spots to those on the waitlist.
We will cover attendees’ registration fees, meals, and lodging. We also provide a $400 honorarium to help cover travel costs and incidentals.
The Tenure Project offers a supportive environment where junior faculty are welcomed and engaged in programs, events, and dialogues that address the important issues affecting Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure in US business schools.
The Tenure Project welcomes and considers applications from any eligible individual without respect to their race, color, sex, age, religion, national and ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected characteristic as defined in a Notice of Non-Discrimination issued by any of the participating universities, including those issued by the University of Southern California, University of Pennsylvania and University of Washington. The Tenure Project is operated in accordance with those notices.
Participants must be on the tenure track or in a postdoctoral position at a U.S. business school in the fall of 2024 to participate.
Yes! We are thinking carefully about the resources and support the Tenure Project conference can provide faculty going up for tenure soon.
The Tenure Project operates independently of the PhD Project and has its own distinct governance, mission, membership, and goals.
Yes! It is not necessary to have participated in the PhD Project to join the Tenure Project.
Postdocs who are in business schools are welcome to apply to join the Tenure Project. Visiting Assistant Professors in business schools are also welcome to apply.
If you are tenured faculty interested in attending, please email the Senior Planning Committee in your discipline to indicate your interest in being a mentor or speaker.
Yes, we invite and encourage faculty to attend every year until they receive tenure as the programming changes from year to year. Our goal is to build community and networks to help support faculty throughout the tenure process and beyond.
Email tenureproject@marshall.usc.edu if you have any questions.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is closest to USC Marshall. Taxi, Uber, Lyft and LA Metro can take you to the University of Southern California – University Park campus in Los Angeles, California.
Go to: https://www.marshall.usc.edu for additional information about visiting Marshall and USC.