Promotion and Tenure

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Promotion and tenure recommendations are among the most important decisions made at the University. The choices that the University makes in granting promotion and tenure are vital to its endeavors toward academic excellence. Guidelines for the promotion and/or tenure process are found in department and school faculty evaluation plans and the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations, Article VI.

The reference materials available will help to familiarize you with the basic policies and procedures associated with the promotion and tenure process at The University of Kansas. 

General Information

Evaluation Resources

Promotion and Tenure Annual Open Meeting

The Provost's Office will hold its annual open meeting via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. for departmental and school promotion and tenure committee members, chairpersons, deans, and all interested faculty members, to discuss procedures to be followed in the preparation and review of recommendations for promotion and tenure. 
 
We are asking for promotion and/or tenure questions in advance, via this Qualtrics form. We will also be taking questions during the event, but submitting them in advance will help determine the focus topics. All questions are welcome and encouraged. Senior Associate Dean Ben Eggleston from the College Dean's Office will also be available to answer questions about the process as it operates within the College. If you cannot attend the virtual open meeting, a recording will be available for review afterwards, as well.

Guidelines for completing promotion and tenure materials and the submitted forms will be updated and posted on the Office of Faculty Affairs Promotion and Tenure webpage for review prior to the meeting.

Departmental and school promotion and tenure committee members, chairpersons, deans, and all interested faculty members are urged to attend. 

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23626489357189?p=gzDGacpHfvXeL5RNYO

Meeting ID: 236 264 893 571 89 

Passcode: Q5nU6tm2

Promotion and Tenure Documents

Open Meeting 2025

The Provost’s Office held its annual open meeting via ZOOM on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, for departmental and school promotion and tenure committee members, chairpersons, deans, and all interested faculty members, to discuss procedures to be followed in the preparation and review of recommendations for promotion and tenure.