External letters are most useful when they readily articulate discipline-specific evidence and when everyone understands the rules. Align reviewer expertise, standardize what you ask for, and share ...

A new study finds that whether outside review letters were written by women or men was associated with differences in college faculty promotion and tenure decisions. Whether a man or a woman writes an ...

What should the relationship be between the external letter writers and the applicant? This question allows for some gray area. Letter writers need to be objective, so letters from professional ...

Upon hire, each candidate should work with their chair to develop a long-term Professional Development Plan, to be approved by the Dean, that outlines expectations and goals for teaching and service ...