Faculty: Guidelines for the Tenure and Promotion Process

The School’s Executive Committee is committed to ensuring that probationary faculty members have the means to succeed in the tenure process including transparent guidelines, clear expectations, and mentoring throughout. The following document provides the School’s tenure criteria, which are consistent with those published in the University’s Faculty Policies and Procedures. This document further describes the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the tenure process and outlines the review steps leading to the final tenure vote.

Guidelines for the Tenure and Promotion Process

August 1 note: this document is being updated to reflect new changes from the Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee guidelines. Expected publication of the updated document is in early fall semester 2025. 



Keywords:
tenure, promotion 
Doc ID:
120591
Owned by:
Wendy J. in Mead Witter School of Music
Created:
2022-08-12
Updated:
2025-08-01
Sites:
Mead Witter School of Music