What are the differences between a Lecturer and a tenured or tenure-track Professor ?

1. What are the differencesbetween aLecturerand a tenured or tenure-track Professor?

2. Qualifications and Duties Compared • Academic credentials • Job duties • Evaluation • Compensation

3. Credentials Tenure-Track Lecturer Ph.D. or terminal Masters Ph.D. or terminal Masters Education Experience More likely to teach straight out of graduate school More likely to have real-world experience

4. What They Do… Tenure-Track Lecturer Teach 30% of all classes(often smaller ones; varies by campus) Teach 40% of all classes(often larger classes; varies by dept.) Teach Classes Yes Yes Develop Courses Not required, but most do Do Research Yes Give conference papers Yes Not required, but most do Required Publish Not required, but most do Serve on Committees Required Not required; sometimes possible

5. How Are Each Evaluated? Tenure-Track Lecturer 1)Publications Most important Doesn’t count at all 2) Research 2nd most important Doesn’t count at all 3) Committee Service 3rd most important 3rd most important, for some Lecturers 4) Course Development 4th most important 2nd most important 5th most important 5) Teaching First & most important!

6. Compensation Tenure-Track Lecturer 60% (or less) of tenure-track Salary Benefits Full Full or partial depending on appointment level Job Security Tenure not possible; limited job security Tenure (the goal)

7. Notes Quantitative details refer to all three University of Michigan campuses in total, derived from official U-M data. Variations by campus and by department/program do exist. General descriptions of credentials, responsibilities, evaluations, and compensation pertaining to Lecturers and Tenure-Track Faculty are specific to U-M, though they also apply nation-wide.