University Discusses Standardizing Faculty Titles

University administrators and faculty are discussing standardizing faculty titles and tenure processes, with a focus on inclusivity and professional growth. The Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Committee Report recommends changing regular rank non-tenure track to regular rank career track, and dividing career track faculty into four series. The report also suggests using assistant professor or associate professor for all regular rank faculty, regardless of tenure status. However, some faculty express concern about a lack of tenure path for career track faculty. Additionally, theres discussion about the impact of recent policy changes on Black employees in housekeeping staff reassignment. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.