Texas A&M Texarkana | Tenure and Promotion

Tenure and Promotion

The institutional rule for implementing tenure and promotion at Texas A&M University Texarkana (hereafter referred to as A&M Texarkana) is based on The Texas A&M University System (hereafter referred to as A&M System) Policy 12.01, Academic Freedom. Responsibility and Tenure and Regulation 12.01.01, Institutional Rules for Implementing Tenure. This rule applies equally to current faculty members and future appointees unless specified otherwise. This rule seeks to provide useful guidelines for situations related to faculty tenure and promotion not specifically described in A&M System policies. Additionally the tenure and promotion guidelines focus on the successful recruitment, development, and evaluation of faculty. To ensure an equitable university-wide approach to decisions involving promotion and tenure, each academic college must have written guidelines describing its standards for tenure and promotion. The criteria must indicate a clear progression of expectations to ensure faculty awareness of the standards by which their contributions shall be evaluated in the decision process.