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Post-Tenure Review and Faculty Revitalization.
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Wesson, Marianne; Johnson, Sandra – Academe, 1991
An evaluation of the University of Colorado's posttenure faculty peer review process found that, although the process was successful in identifying faculty whose efforts might be reinvigorated through faculty development, the resources to effect change had seldom been forthcoming. The most useful aspect of the review was the most neglected. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development
Is Tenure "Obsolete"? An Opinion and a Survey.
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Arden, Eugene – Academe, 1995
A survey of 63 college provosts and academic vice presidents concerning evaluation of tenured faculty found that, although frequency and form of evaluation vary widely, the large majority of institutions do perform regular reviews of tenured faculty. Most respondents also felt that the tenure system works relatively well. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty, Educational Change
Nice Work If We Can Keep It: Confessions of a Junior Professor.
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Newman, Kathy – Academe, 1999
A junior faculty member reflects on the dilemma of that professional position, noting that its anxieties fall into two categories: "Is this all there is?" and "What if we lose it?" She examines problems with, and prohibitions against, speaking one's mind in that position, sees solutions as being institutional or individual, and examines how…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Workload
Why Tenure Works.
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Cotter, William R. – Academe, 1996
A discussion of faculty tenure focuses on the system used at Colby College (Maine). Policies and practices are described, with attention given to the four evaluations made before tenure is awarded, efforts to ensure instructional quality and research productivity after the tenure decision, and the balance of teaching and scholarship in the faculty…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Employment Practices
Off the Track, but in the Fold.
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Berver, Kitty; And Others – Academe, 1992
New Mexico State University addressed the trend toward employing non-tenure-track faculty (NTTs) by capping the proportion of NTTs; acceptance of a two-tiered faculty with differentiated responsibilities; extension of professional rights to NTTs; full and regular NTT evaluation, participation in merit pay, and promotion opportunities; and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Evaluation
The Danger of Hierarchical Decision-Making.
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Bing, Robert; Dye, Linda – Academe, 1992
The case of a dispute over the college faculty promotion process is examined in the context of a model of the organization of campus governance. The model describes three levels of power relationships with increasing amounts of shared responsibility between faculty and administration. A commitment to partnership is advocated. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty