Identifying and Responding to Bias in Promotion and Tenure Decisions
Cognitive biases—the “mental shortcuts” we all use to help make quick decisions—are different from...
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Tag: Tenure
APT Amendments Update
By: Chip Reichardt, Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts, Humanities & Social...
Read MoreRequired Training on Consequential Reviews in Light of COVID-19
Faculty facilitator and Professor of Social Work Deb Ortega, Vice Provost and Associate Professor Kate Willink, and Director of Faculty Development Alison Staudinger guide faculty in a scenario-based training to prepare them to...
Read MoreMid-Career Faculty: Announcing Half-Day Workshop on Finding Your Way at the Associate Level
Ever wondered, “Why Are Associate Professors So Unhappy?” as the Chronicle of Higher Education asked in 2012? Research on mid-career faculty suggests that the time after tenure and/or promotion can be difficult for many who take...
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Making Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Promotion, Tenure, and Re-Appointment Decisions Visible
Photo by Luke Webb from Pexels By Hava Rachel Gordon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of...
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Symposium Implementation: Institutionalizing Mentoring & Introducing Mentoring Faculty Fellow
The VPFA’s office welcomes Dr. Heather Martin as the new Faculty Fellow for Mentoring Initiatives...
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Celebrating Faculty Work Through Activity Insight
Image: Visualization of Professor Kim Bender’s co-authored publications, used with permission....
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Faculty Senate Committee on COVID-19 Accommodations
The Faculty Senate has formed a committee to explore and make recommendations about accommodations...
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Writing Support for Promotion, Reappointment, and Tenure
The processes of promotion, reappointment, and tenure are consistent drivers of faculty stress,...
Read MoreRevision of APT Language
The proposed amendments to the APT, in response to COVID-19, were approved by the Board of Trustees at their April meeting and are now in effect allowing certain faculty to request a one-year extension to their tenure clock or...
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Cover Sheet for Promotion & Tenure
We had a discussion at the recent Associate Deans’ huddle about adding a cover sheet to the Tenure...
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