Anyone who works in higher education here in the second decade of the 21st century knows that the late-20th-century idea of the “paperless office” is still a long way from reality. In particular, ...

A promotion occurs when there is an increase in supervisory responsibilities, an increase in responsibilities and salary and/or an upgrade in title. A redistribution of work at the same level within a ...

Policies and practices that shape the culture of the academy, particularly at midcareer, are rarely questioned. Take, for example, recent insights offered by Shaun Harper, executive director of the ...

Promotion and tenure actions are among the most critical personnel decisions any college or university will make. They are crucial to maintaining academic freedom and unfettered inquiry. Cumulatively, ...

Small wonder that the outcomes of the annual academic promotion rounds elicit such powerful emotions in universities across the UK. Academics do many things largely unjudged by their immediate peers, ...

FORT KNOX, Kentucky (June 2, 2017) - Sgt. Maj. Michael Haycraft of U.S. Army Human Resources Command's Evaluations, Selections and Promotions Division delivered an in-depth presentation on the ...

On a fall day, a large group of people gather in a well-appointed conference room with stacks of evidence piled on the tables. One by one, those being judged come into the room, present their evidence ...

A tenured job remains the coveted prize in academe. That leads us to some questions: (1) How are institutions making solid choices when it comes to whom they grant tenure and promote? and (2) How ...

Almost everybody involved in the federal merit promotions process has doubts about its effectiveness, according to a new Merit Systems Protection Board study. MSPB compiled information from several ...

Do you ever get the sinking feeling that the movers and shakers where you work have moved and shaken without you? Gail McGuire, chair of the department of sociology and anthropology at Indiana ...

Most NYPD brass have no idea why they got promoted — and most who don’t get bumped up don’t know why they were passed over. Those are the findings from an internal report critical of the police ...

For the policy regarding eligibility to participate in the tenure and promotion process, see “Employment of Members of the Same Family”. Candidate’s Preparation of Tenure and Promotion Materials ...