And alas, the reading and writing of promotion-and-tenure letters. For some fortunate reason, I have none to write this year, which must be a first, but unfortunately, I have 11 to read.

I think tenure should be abolished. It's a ridiculous situation where the institution loses control of the employee, and they know it. The employee can then begin taking advantage of ...

The unit is responsible for contacting and requesting letters from all six referees which specifically address the promotion/tenure questions included in the following sample template.

Occasionally, academics reveal themselves, and it isn’t pretty. In their defense of academic freedom and tenure, Boyd professors Suzanne Marchand and R. Eugene Turner state, “We write this ...

Newly instituted reforms have restored a balance between the employee and employer relationship and empowered campus leadership to swiftly reimagine, reshape, and retool their institutions.

Today, I read the lengthy article in Inside Higher Education about your review of tenure. I have concerns about some of the policies you are considering mentioned in the article, but I also ...

But last week, when faculty leaders voted to mark out full sections of new tenure criteria the university administration specifically asked for — and did it in red, as if to make the point that ...

Their quality must improve, and with that the credibility of promotion and tenure as a professional process, says Richard Utz, who offers some guidelines.

Sen. Loren Lippencott's proposed bill to eliminate tenure from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and other public institutions of higher education (LB1068) is a threat to conservatives and ...

In addition to submitting a cover letter and CV, applicants are usually asked to send supplementary information to support their file, including but not limited to: statements of teaching and research ...

All departments should use the following letter when soliciting external reviewers for candidates applying for tenure and promotion to associate professor: Dear [EXTERNAL REVIEWER NAME]: The ...