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1. Important Dates
   1. Promotion/Tenure Procedures
   2. Third and Fifth Year
   3. Tenure-Track Non-Reappointment
   4. College of Law Promotion/Tenure Procedures
   5. Five-Year Renewals for Legal Writing and Clinical Faculty Five-Year Renewals
   6. Subsequent Law Five-Year Renewals
2. Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Procedures and Instructions
3. Extension Requests
4. Extension Request form

important dates

• Based on 91������Ʒ AAUP Main and Law Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreements (August 16, 2021 through August 15, 2024 and extended through August 15, 2025), Faculty Personnel Policies and Bylaws, 2014.
• The College of Law has its own contract and calendar. There are separate tables presenting the dates for the College of Law reviews below.

Note: Calendar dates below are “on or before” deadlines.  Any date that falls on weekends or university holidays should advance to the next M-F work day.

Tenure Track Promotions and Tenure (Article 12.13);
College Lecturer and Professor of Practice 6th Year Promotions* (12.2); and
Senior Lecturer and Full Professor of Practice Promotions*
 

* College Lecturers and Professors of Practice are not required to submit a preliminary edossier.

** Chair signifies School Director where applicable.

Third and Fifth Year (Article 12.12) & 4^th & 9^th, 12^th & 18^th Year Reviews (12.2)

*Lecturer reappointment reviews (9th, 12th and 18th) are finalized with the Provost by February 28, requiring no action from the President or Board.

Tenure-Track Non-Reappointment (Article 12.15)

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College of Law Promotion/Tenure Procedures (Article 12.10) & Clinical / Legal Writing Faculty Reappointment Reviews (12.10 and 13.3)*

Five-Year Renewals for Legal Writing and Clinical Faculty Five-Year Renewals  (Article 13.8 A (3))

For reappointment to the first five-year contract:

This process is set forth in the CBA in section 13.8.A.3, but no dates are listed for the various events.  The CBA notes that the Dean creates a special committee, the special committee creates a report, presents that report to the faculty PAC, and the PAC makes a recommendation to the Dean. 

Subsequent Law Five-Year Renewals

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Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure procedures and instructions

Successful faculty are the cornerstone of a university. It is important that faculty members are prepared for the rigorous review process during their career. The review processes are designed to ensure that faculty under going through the process feel it is transparent, object, and fair. The processes are guided by the AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and department/school/college bylaws and criteria. Below are links to information and resources concerning faculty tenure and promotion, as well as information pertaining to eDossier / Interfolio instructions. 

91������Ʒ uses an electronic dossier system in Interfolio for all probationary, reappointment, promotion, and tenure reviews. The materials below provide an overview and instructions on how to navigate the preparation of your eDossier or how to review eDossier materials, if you are an internal reviewer.

extension requests

A faculty member whose original appointment was as Instructor or Assistant Professor may request an extension of their third-year or fifth-year reviews or their probationary period.

A faculty member who is a Lecturer may request an extension of their fourth-year or sixth-year review or their promotion to an Associate Lecturer under Section 12.2 of the CBA.

A faculty member who is a Professor of Practice may request an extension of their fourth-year or sixth-year review or their promotion to an Associate Professor of Practice under Section 12.3.

An extension may be requested for the following reasons:

• Extended illness or disability of the faculty member;
• Providing primary care for an immediate family member (i.e., spouse or domestic partner, a child, or parent) who is ill or disabled; or
• Providing primary care for a child under 18 months of age (the child must be living with the faculty member who provides the primary care).
• Providing primary care for an adopted child (the child must be living with the faculty member who provides the primary care) within 18 months of adoption. Extensions may be requested whether or not the faculty member qualifies for or takes a leave of absence.

Requests for an extension of the probationary period may be submitted at any point in the first five years of the probationary period, but no later than March 1 of the fifth year. Extensions must be requested during the period of care, illness, or disability, and not retroactively.

A faculty member must timely submit the request to the Provost, including the proposed new tenure date, along with a current CV and evidence to substantiate the qualifying reason for the extension.

Request for Tenure Review or Reappointment Extension Form

Please refer to the respective Collective Bargaining Agreement for the full policy regarding reappointment, promotion and tenure, and extensions.  

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