The task force offered 20 recommendations for department heads and provosts to consider as they evaluate needs at their institutions. The recommendations included suggestions to calibrate expectations for achieving tenure and promotion with institutional values, mission and practice; rethink the dominance of the monograph; promote the scholarly essay; establish multiple pathways to tenure; and use scholarly portfolios.
The report also recommends that a study of minority faculty members be conducted and it suggests that scholarship, teaching and service be the three criteria for tenure. Departments should also facilitate collaboration among scholars and evaluate it fairly, the study says.
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