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To provide a system of fair remuneration and recognition for services rendered, and periodic opportunities for advancement in professional rank.
To provide regular occasions for formative and summative feedback on performance and consideration of the quality of a faculty member's contribution to university mission and needs.
To facilitate growth as a scholar, educator, and a contributing member of the EMU community.
To safeguard professional autonomy, academic freedom, and the ability to take risks in innovative pedagogy and scholarship.
Tenure-track contracts are offered on the following schedule:
Pre-tenure:
First contract period - one-year contracts (for each of first three years)
Second contract period - three-year contract
Tenured:
Subsequent contract periods – six-year contracts
Entrance into the tenure track assumes completion of the terminal degree (Ph.D. or equivalent, e.g., D.N.P., M.F.A. or J.D.). For professional programs, EMU values professional credentials if accompanied by extensive practical experience. Therefore, EMU accepts the M.S.W. and the M.B.A to meet this requirement.
Faculty Performance and Rank (moved from the Tenure System)
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