Tenure-Track Review & Promotion

Tenure-track faculty at Macalester undergo a pre-tenure (third-year) review, a tenure review, and may later stand for promotion to full professor. The Faculty Personnel Committee (FPC) conducts these reviews and makes recommendations to the Provost and President. The governing criteria and procedures are in the Faculty Handbook, Section 3.

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Criteria

[[PASTE from Faculty Handbook: the standards for teaching, scholarship, and service at each stage, in summary, with a pointer to the handbook section.]]

Timeline

[[PASTE: when each review occurs (year 3, year 6, post-tenure), the calendar for the review year — candidate materials due, external letters, student letters, department letter, FPC deliberation, notification.]]

Dossier

[[PASTE: what the candidate submits — CV, statements, teaching materials, scholarship — and the format and portal used.]]

External and student letters

[[PASTE: how external reviewers are selected, how student letters are solicited (see existing Tenure FAQ), and how the candidate is involved.]]

For students

The Faculty Tenure Process FAQ explains tenure and how students contribute letters. [[Decide whether to keep that page or fold it in here.]]

Questions: provost@macalester.edu