Undergraduate Tenure and Promotion : Washington and Lee University

The Tenure and Promotion Process

In response to the final report of the Committee for the Review of Undergraduate Tenure and Promotion, Interim Provost Bob Strong provides a brief description of the work on tenure and promotion done by the President's Advisory Committee in 2011-12 or in a typical year.

Advisory Committee Statements to Guide in the Preparation of the Tenure and Promotion Case

Annual Timetable for Pacing the Process of File Preparation and Review
Advisory Committee Guidelines for Classroom Observation
COVID-19 Tenure clock adjustment
Guidelines for Assembling the Contents of a Tenure File
Guidelines for Assembling the Contents of a Promotion File
Template for Soliciting Outside Letters of Evaluation of Scholarship
Addition of Material to the file After it has been Submitted to the Department Committee
Process for Granting Tenure at the Time of Hire
Instructions for Student Letter Solicitation Process

Advisory Guidance for Drafting the Faculty Development Document

The Faculty approved the FDD concept on November 6, 2016, and charged Advisory with developing guidelines for departments to draft these documents. Please find Advisory Guidance for Departmental/Interdisciplinary Program Faculty Development Documents (FDD) here.