by justine | Sep 30, 2020 | Faculty Lifecycles
By Sarah Watamura, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology Professor Emerita of Psychology Susan Harter passed away on September 30, 2020. Across her career, Susan was a trailblazing psychologist, earning her PhD from Yale in 1966. She was a professor at Yale...
by pogo | Sep 7, 2020 | Faculty Lifecycles
Promotion & Reappointment AllVPFAFaculty RelationsFaculty DevelopmentFaculty LifecyclesTeaching & LearningCOACHEachieving R1 our wayyourock! awardsUniversity of Denver’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day Event Promotes Inclusivity and EmpathyBy...
by justine | Sep 1, 2020 | Faculty Lifecycles
The processes of promotion, reappointment, and tenure are consistent drivers of faculty stress, consternation, and insecurity. While faculty accomplishments accrue over years and often emerge through an organic process of growth and scholarly interest, the...
by justine | Sep 1, 2020 | Faculty Lifecycles
To move away from deficit language and in support of all faculty, the Senate passed a motion on April 3, 2020, to formally change the nomenclature of “non-tenure track” faculty and “contingent” faculty to “Teaching and Professional Track” faculty. We ask that the old...
by justine | Sep 1, 2020 | Faculty Development, Faculty Lifecycles
The Senate, in partnership with the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs, seeks to improve DU’s methods of course evaluation and teaching review for the purpose of annual reviews, promotion, and reappointment. See Full Motion Here
by justine | Aug 31, 2020 | Faculty Development, Faculty Lifecycles
The deans and provost have agreed not to use spring 2020 course evaluations in isolation to make decisions that affect employment. Though the format and process for course and instructor evaluations have remained the same, faculty are encouraged to discuss their...