by Alec | Dec 2, 2022 | Faculty Development
On November 4, 2023, Kim Case, Virginia Commonwealth University, conducted a virtual workshop for DU faculty on counting what matters within evaluation of inclusive teaching and thinking beyond traditional metrics of effective teaching. Standard and default promotion...
by Alec | Oct 4, 2022 | Faculty Lifecycles
By: Kate Willink, Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs A department’s ability to make high-quality decisions is dependent on the quality of deliberation that precedes the choices made as a department. There is considerable historical and empirical evidence that the quality...
by Alec | Sep 3, 2022 | Faculty Development
Cognitive biases—the “mental shortcuts” we all use to help make quick decisions—are different from overt prejudice, but can still be detrimental to members of underrepresented groups. In the promotion and tenure process, these subtle preferences (like a tendency to...
by Alec | May 2, 2022 | VPFA
Morgridge College of Education has been leading the institution in their creation of an AP committee for teaching and professional faculty that manages the appointment, reappointment, and promotion for teaching and professional faculty in the college. Over the last...
by Alec | Apr 29, 2022 | Faculty Lifecycles
By: Ann Petrila, Professor of the Practice, Kimberly Bender, Professor for Children and Youth, Graduate School of Social Work After our first year of using the DDM model to guide our promotion and tenure deliberations, we turned to year two and were a bit shocked by...
