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Prof. Anthony C. Masi Provost 29 October 2013

Tenure at McGill 2014-2015 Information Session. Prof. Anthony C. Masi Provost 29 October 2013. Overview. Rationale of Tenure Privileges of Tenure Responsibilities of Tenure Importance of Tenure Process and Decisions Questions for Reflection Improving the Tenure Process

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Prof. Anthony C. Masi Provost 29 October 2013

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  1. Tenure at McGill 2014-2015 Information Session Prof. Anthony C. Masi Provost 29 October 2013

  2. Overview • Rationale of Tenure • Privileges of Tenure • Responsibilities of Tenure • Importance of Tenure Process and Decisions • Questions for Reflection • Improving the Tenure Process • Discussion and Feedback

  3. Rationale of Tenure • Tenure provides fair and proper procedures for evaluation of academic staff on relevant criteria for research, teaching, service. • Academics with tenure should be terminated only: • for “cause”; • following fair and proper procedures; • (in narrow circumstances) for demonstrably bona fide financial exigency.

  4. Privileges of Tenure • academic freedom in research, teaching, and service • certain degree of economic security • involvement in University life and decision- making • institutional support

  5. Responsibilities of Tenure • professionalism • teaching and/or other contributions to instruction • service • scholarship, research, other contributions that support of McGill’s academic mission • “A member of the academic staff who is granted tenure shall maintain the high standards for which it was granted.” [7.36 /3.59, Regulations Relating to the Employment of Academic/Librarian Staff]

  6. Importance of Tenure Process • health of the tenure system rests on sound evaluations of tenure-track faculty • sound evaluations lead to the fairest and most defensible outcomes for the individual and University • Tenure process offers tenure-track faculty the opportunity for constructive dialogue • Department Tenure Committees (DTC) must not defer difficult judgments to the campus-wide University Tenure Committee (UTC), or administrative authority (Provost and/or Principal), or to governance procedures (Appeals Committee)

  7. Importance of Tenure Decisions • granting tenure is the most important decision we make at McGill • tenure decisions define the Faculties and the Libraries • tenured professors and librarians define the University

  8. Questions for Reflection • Does the individual’s performance reflect the established criteria on the three dimensions of academic duties for the Department, the Faculty or Library, and the University? • Can this person and his or her work be taken as “representative” of the high standards of McGill University? • Will this tenure decision be good for the Department, the Faculty or Library, and the University?

  9. Improving the Tenure Process • As we strive for excellence, there is always room for improvement of the tenure process. • We are constantly working to strengthen evaluation procedures and the nature of deliberations at all stages.

  10. Discussion and Feedback Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Tenure at McGill 2012-2013

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