2024-25 Promotion & Tenure
About the Review
The promotion and tenure process provides a thorough and objective review of the substance and merits of each faculty member’s case following customary methods. The review must be sufficient in its depth and character to support action in the best interests of the University, whatever the decision reached. To accomplish this, the evaluation process comprises an independent review at multiple levels. The recommendations at each level reflect the professional judgment of each of those involved, with the president making the final recommendation.
General Guidelines
Below are the pair of separate General Guidelines for Promotion Review in AY2024-25 with one set of Guidelines for Tenured/Tenure-Track faculty and one for Professional-Track faculty:
University-Wide Templates and Related Documents
Below are templates and resources referenced in the Promotion Guidelines:
- Chart of Recommended Actions
- Summary of Reviewers
- List of Five Significant Works
- Promotion Candidate File Check Form
- Summary of Selectivity of Publication/Performance Venues
- Peer Teaching Observation Guidelines
- List of Peer Teaching Observers
- Tenured/Tenure-Track Summary of Dossier Prep
- Professional-Track Summary of Dossier Prep
- Professional-Track Faculty Reviewer Modification Request Directions
The links below offer sample solicitation letters for reviewers.
Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
Sample solicitation letters for tenured/tenure-track faculty candidates appear below:
Professional-Track Faculty
Sample solicitation letters for professional-track faculty candidates appear below:
- Professional-Track Internal Letter
- Professional-Track External Letter
- Professional-Track External Letter - Practice or Clinical Series
- Professional-Track External Letter - Research Series
- Professional-Track Double Promotion Internal Letter
- Professional-Track Double Promotion External Letter
- Professional-Track Double Promotion External Letter – Practice or Clinical Series
- Professional-Track Double Promotion External Letter – Research Series
Promotion and Tenure Salary Increases
These rates were approved for reviews completed in 2023-24 for promotions effective fall 2024. Promotion increases for 2024-25 reviews have not yet been finalized.