Landing a tenure-track job is arguably still the coveted grand prize in academe. It’s understandably a big deal: an institution puts it in writing that a person has a job for life. As long as the ...

On a fall day, a large group of people gather in a well-appointed conference room with stacks of evidence piled on the tables. One by one, those being judged come into the room, present their evidence ...

A tenured job remains the coveted prize in academe. That leads us to some questions: (1) How are institutions making solid choices when it comes to whom they grant tenure and promote? and (2) How ...

Duke administrators and faculty discussed standardizing faculty titles and tenure and promotion processes during Thursday’s Academic Council meeting. Further discussions will be held next semester ...

A promotion occurs when there is an increase in supervisory responsibilities, an increase in responsibilities and salary and/or an upgrade in title. A redistribution of work at the same level within a ...

Almost everybody involved in the federal merit promotions process has doubts about its effectiveness, according to a new Merit Systems Protection Board study. MSPB compiled information from several ...

For the policy regarding eligibility to participate in the tenure and promotion process, see “Employment of Members of the Same Family”. Candidate’s Preparation of Tenure and Promotion Materials ...

Although instructor-track and clinical faculty members may, as a matter of convenience, seek promotion at the point of regular reappointment and contract renewal, they may seek promotion in any ...