Proposal for Promotion and Tenure Guidelines in Academic Setting
Proposal includes data on recent hires, successful promotion applications, and tenure standards at the institution and comparable universities. It presents a calendar for tenure-track faculty outlining years of experience and service, sabbatical options, and pre-tenure research leaves.
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Motion to couple promotion to Associate Professor with tenure From the Appointments and Tenure Committee and the Promotions Committee Faculty Meeting, November 1, 2019
Data for recent hires on tenure-track (provided by the DOF/VPAA) Year 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 Number hired Number with 2+ years prior experience at Skidmore or elsewhere 9 2 11 6 12 3 18 6 or 7 (one uncertain) 14 5 Average 13 4
Number of successful applications for promotion to Associate Professor prior to reappointment (provided by the DOF/VPAA) Year* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 1st 2nd 1 1 1 3rd 1 1 1 1 1 3 4th 1 1 * Year refers to the year of the contract prior to reappointment. Average: 3rd year
Data from comparable institutions + proposed motion Institution Number of years counted Earliest year to stand for tenure 2nd St. Lawrence unspecified 2nd Sarah Lawrence 5 2nd -3rd Middlebury unspecified 2nd or 3rd (spring) / 3rd (spring) Kenyon 5-7 / 4 3rd Bard 4 3rd Bates 4 3rd Vassar unspecified 4th Gettysburg 3 4th Hamilton 4 4th Dickinson 5 4th Oberlin 3 (full or part-time) 4th Skidmore 2 4th Wesleyan 4 5th (spring) Colgate 2 5th Wheaton 2
Proposed calendar for tenure-track faculty Years of experience prior to tenure-track at Skidmore Years of service at Skidmore Sabbatical Current standard (No years of experience prior to Skidmore tenure-track counted) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Year 7 or Year 11 or Year 12 Possible pre-tenure research leave Possible pre-tenure research leave Stand for t/p Path for faculty with one year of prior experience at Skidmore or elsewhere under the proposal 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Year 7 or Year 11 or Year 12 Possible pre-tenure research leave Stand for t/p Possible pre-tenure research leave Path for faculty with two+ years of prior experience at Skidmore or elsewhere under the proposal 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Year 7 or Year 11 Stand for t/p Possible pre-tenure research leave
How we got here September 2018: chairs of ATC, PC, FEC, and DOF/VPAA discussion of promotion policy January 2019: discussion of promotion policy at CPD meeting Spring 2019: development of draft by current and incoming chairs of ATC and PC, and DOF/VPAA; edited by ATC and PC (meeting) Summer 2019: ongoing development of draft by current chairs of ATC and PC, and DOF/VPAA; vetted by ATC, PC, DOF/VPAA August 2019: discussion of draft of motion and rationale at CPD meeting September 2019: further revisions to the motion and rationale by ATC and PC, reflecting recommendations from the chairs and directors October 4, 2019: motion and rationale presented by the committees to the faculty at the Faculty Meeting October 2019: suggestions from faculty added as comments to the motion and rationale November 1, 2019: Faculty meeting
Proposal Couple promotion to Associate Professor with tenure (ATC) Count up to two years of prior full-time teaching experience at Skidmore or elsewhere Negotiated at time of tenure-track contract, in consultation with chair or program director and DOF/VPAA Utilized at the discretion of faculty; decided by April 1 of year of tenure review Revise FHB to couple promotion to Associate Professor with tenure and distinguish from promotion to Full Professor
Promotion to Associate Professor independent of tenure: comparable data Promotion to Associate Professor may not occur pre-tenure while in service St. Lawrence, Middlebury, Bates, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Colgate, Vassar Promotion to Associate Professor may occur pre-tenure while in service Bard, Dickinson Promotion to Associate Professor may occur pre-tenure while in service under exceptional circumstances Wesleyan Uncertain Oberlin, Sarah Lawrence, Kenyon
