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Promotion to Full Professor
Arlene CarneyVice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs
General Topics
Introduction Tenure Code
Revisions of 7.12 Statements New 9.2 Statement
Long-Term Planning Dossier Preparation
Introduction
Life course of P & T Associate Professor status
Life Course of P & T
Few departmental 7.12 statements make statements about the expectation to achieve the rank of professor.
Tenure Code was silent on this topic. Criteria for promotion to professor are
often brief and non-explicit in existing 7.12 statements.
Current Guiding Documents
Regents Policy: Faculty Tenure http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/humanresources/FacultyTenure.pdf
Procedures for Reviewing Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion: Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty
Faculty Tenure
Describes criteria for tenure at the university level
Describes mandatory annual review of probationary faculty
Describes the overall process for tenure and promotion to associate professor
Faculty Tenure
Describes the procedures for due process for denial of tenure and/or promotion
Describes post-tenure review process (7a)
Section 9 describes the appointment of faculty with indefinite tenure and promotion to full professor.
Promotion from Associate to Full Professor
Usually the shortest part of the 7.12 statement.
Most frequent criterion – a national or international reputation.
Since we have no system of reviews for associate professors, the path to promotion is not clear.
Section 9.2 of the Tenure Code
New subsection of 9.2 is in the handout.
9.2 and Post-Tenure Review
One can remain an associate professor without post-tenure review.
Do need to achieve a higher level of performance to become a professor
ProbationaryPeriod
Associate ProfessorTenure
Faculty Life Course
ProbationaryPeriod
Associate ProfessorTenure
Faculty Life Course
Full Professor
Minimum StandardsFor Tenure Maintenance
ProbationaryPeriod
Associate ProfessorTenure
Faculty Life Course
Full Professor
Post-tenureReview
Current Status of Associate Professors at Minnesota
Fall of 2005 – 38% of associate professors on the Twin Cities campus had been at that rank for 8 years or more.
Fall of 2005 – looked at full professors who spent their careers at UMTC Average time as an associate professor
was 7.9 years
Midlife Faculty
Baldwin et al. (2005) described stages Probationary period is clearly
demarcated (early life < 39 yrs old) Early midlife (40-49) Late midlife (50-59) Late faculty life ( 60 or older)
Midlife Faculty
Spend more time on teaching and administration in late midlife and late life than other groups.
Early midlife faculty have highest percentage of publications and presentations, with late midlife faculty coming in next.
Midlife Faculty
More early midlife faculty have higher rates of dissatisfaction than other groups.
Time of reassessment and redirection Some report of research productivity
going down.
Criteria for Professor
National and/or international reputation.
Varies by campus and by unit. Need for a long-term plan and short-
term objectives to build the reputation is consistent across campuses and units.
Perceived Impediments
Service load Teaching focus Research burnout post tenure
Research Incentives
Semester leaves Sabbaticals
Continued Needs
Mentoring Peer mentoring Senior faculty member
Self-imposed goal for promotion Decision about balance of one’s effort Ways and means to revitalize one’s
scholarly interests
Dossier Preparation
Varies by discipline and college Follow conventions of your area Personal statements are important
Research narrative Teaching narrative
Publication/creative venues are important
Curriculum Vitae
Accuracy – always describe everything with absolute honesty
Consistency – make sure that all dates agree and all descriptions agree
Clarity – remember that the dossier is read by many outside your discipline
Contact InformationKaren Zentner BacigAssociate to the Vice [email protected]
Robin Matross HelmsCoordinator of Faculty [email protected]
Provost’s Web Page
http://www.academic.umn.edu/provost/faculty/index.html
Connie WanbergCarlson School of Management
Promoted from Assistant to Associate in May, 2000
Promoted from Associate to Full in May, 2005
Journey from Associate to Full Academia is full of opportunity: Make
choices wisely Help your teaching? Help your research? Something you want to do personally? Groom yourself for administrative role? Service becomes more important but pace
yourself. Ask for portfolio from successful (recent)
person who went through process in your department.
Ask for feedback Circulate in press articles to email list.
Rhythms of Academic Life (Sage)
Assistant (Goal to be excellent, to survive)
Associate (Goal to be internationally known, to have a real impact)
Full Opportunity to ask and pursue big
questions, focus on impact Mentoring Running the university Taking teaching to another level
Burnout
Real phenomenon Do new things Challenge yourself Collaborate with new people Attend a new conference Talk to others about it
Book: Renewing Research Practice (Stanford Business Books)
