Prof. Welsh get tenure at Harvard

Ref.: Volatile and Decentralized: How to get tenure at Harvard
這篇文章提到很多有趣的哈佛文化. 不過在這之前, 要先恭喜 Welsh 成為哈佛的教授啦 :) 講得好像很熟, 但是其實我不認識他. 只是有看 blog 而已 XD

這篇文章可以看出他們多刁難新人, 但可以看得出來, 哈佛教授的地位有多尊貴 XD

Harvard has a notorious reputation for not tenuring its own junior faculty. Indeed, some departments have not promoted from within for decades -- so long that they probably don't remember how to do it if they wanted to.

At many universities, tenure decisions are made at the department or school level, with the university essentially rubber-stamping those decisions. Not so here. The final step of the Harvard tenure process is the mysterious and fearsome ad hoc committee meeting, which is presided over by the President of the university, who has the final say.

Harvard does not tenure anyone without a Harvard degree, and I've never been here as a student. So next fall, they will grant me an honorary Master's degree to clear that burden. I am not making this up.

當然 Mitzenmacher 的文章也不能錯過.

At Harvard, because CS is smaller than at some of competing institutions, we want professors who are not only leaders in their area, but who can also take advantage of Harvard's breadth and other strengths, with an eye toward showing the world just what CS can do. Matt is an excellent example of the type of scientist we're looking for.