<p>emeraldkity4, at least when I was graduate student, a professor with a Phd was generally considered tenure track, at least until he or she learned they weren’t going to be offered tenure, at which point they usually moved to another school. I was young then and wouldn’t be surprised if there was more to it than that or to learn it’s all changed.</p>
<p>Well hes Canadian and recieved his Ph.d from Carelton University in Ottawa & Queen’s Univ Bio Station, and did post doc with Queen’s Univ in Kingston, but maybe they don’t think he has gotten enough big awards lately?
Some of her other profs have recently gotten big grants from NIH et al to continue their research but I don’t think she had asked him why he was leaving. It is unfortunate because he was her advisor for three years and was going to be her thesis advisor but since she took what was supposed to be her senior year off, she will be returning after he leaves.</p>