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Promotion and tenure

Key deadlines

  • Promotion and tenure materials for faculty are due for Dean's Office review in SmartPath in mid-November of each year.
  • Employment security status materials for academic staff are due for Dean's Office review in January of each year.

Please refer to theĀ faculty promotion and tenure preparation guidelines and instructions.

Information for faculty and academic staff

  • College factors for promotion and tenure
  • Factors for Academic Staff for Promotion, Employment Security Status (ESS) and Selective Salary Adjustment
  • Videos and handouts from the Professional and Academic Development Seminar Series

Departmental factors for promotion and tenure

  • African American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Classical & Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Economics
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  • Urban Studies and Planning
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