The "Survival Guide for New Faculty Members: Outlining the Keys to Success for Promotion and Tenure" provides new faculty members with practical, down-to-earth wisdom and suggestions for successfully working through to tenure and promotion. The authors--both successful and experienced administrators and experts in higher education--have provided…

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)

After preparing their own teaching portfolios, four Georgia Southern University instructors designed a study to investigate what happens when neither follow-up workshops nor mentoring are provided by the institution. Results indicate that without institutional support, especially mentoring, faculty use teaching portfolios primarily for tenure and…

This booklet is designed to assist faculty members in serving on promotion and tenure committees. Part 1 focuses on the general process and the role of the Promotion and Tenure Committee. It provides basic principles for Committee members to consider, raises significant issues, and introduces a comprehensive approach to documenting and assessing…

This book examines the teaching portfolio approach to evaluating classroom performance of college instructors. It identifies key issues, warnings, and benchmarks for success. It differentiates between portfolios for personnel decisions and portfolios for teaching improvement. It describes how 10 different institutions use portfolios. It lists 30…

A series of five self-study seminars, held by eight full professors of an English department for the purpose of post-tenure review and resulting in professional renewal and improved peer relationships, is described and discussed. (MSE)

As more women and people of color hold academic jobs, the incidence of illegal employment discrimination in reappointment, tenure, and promotion decisions also increases. This book addresses how individual faculty members can defend themselves against unfair practices and how universities and colleges can protect themselves from being named in…

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…

This book examines the teaching portfolio approach to evaluating classroom performance of college instructors. It notes that an estimated 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States are now using or experimenting with portfolios, and that this approach, called a "teaching dossier" has been in use in Canada for 20 years. Key…

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…

The heads of the education divisions of 245 colleges and universities were surveyed regarding their opinions about faculty evaluation and reward procedures. Findings indicated that tenure received significantly more attention from decision-making bodies in the colleges than merit pay. Tenure was also viewed as having a greater effect on faculty…

A teaching portfolio is to document, over an extended period of time, the full range of one's abilities as a college teacher. Seven dimensions can be documented: what is taught; how it is taught; changes in teaching and course activities; academic rigor; student attitudes; skill development efforts; peer assessment. (MSE)

The collective bargaining agreement between Pittsburg State University and Pittsburg State University/Kansas National Education Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association, covering the period May 19, 1989 to June 30, 1990 is presented. The contract covers the following items: recognition; equal opportunity; salaries…

The master agreement between the State of Iowa Board of Regents and the UNI-United Faculty for the period July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1991 is presented. Fifteen articles cover the following items: recognition; union rights (use of facilities and services); evaluation procedures (files and access to them, student, professional, department head and…

The history of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986 is reviewed, and planning/management issues for medical colleges facing the end of mandatory age-based faculty retirement are examined. Early planning to improve faculty evaluation and development, clarify financial guarantees of tenure, review space utilization, and make retirement…