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Tenure & Promotion
Interim Review, Tenure and Promotion
Every department and program have their own policies and procedures that govern the interim, tenure, and promotion review processes. Candidates for promotion should also check out the Arts & Sciences guidelines for the preparation and submission of dossiers, and the various steps of the review process.
Promotional Pathways and Guidelines for Teaching Faculty
The Teaching Faculty Framework is guided by three key principles: distinguishing between renewable and non-renewable appointments, creating a defined path to promotion for renewable appointments, and establishing titles that reflect and support that promotional pathway. These principles promote consistency, recognize professional growth and achievement, and offer renewable teaching faculty a structured path for academic advancement. The framework’s Section IX: Promotional Processes offers teaching faculty members a transparent and unambiguous framework for career advancement.
Faculty Mentoring & Success Initiative Mid-Career Program (FMSI-MC)
The Faculty Mentoring & Success Initiative Mid-Career Program (FMSI-MC) aims to enhance the career success of associate professors who are getting ready for promotion by offering targeted, collegial mentoring opportunities and resources.