Common use of Promotion and Tenure Grievances Clause in Contracts

Promotion and Tenure Grievances. 13.1 Promotion and tenure are milestones in the continual process of faculty development. Bargaining Unit Faculty have the responsibility to help in the development of their colleagues. The University and AAUP-WSU affirm that faculty promotion and tenure are indispensable for the proper functioning of the University. Tenure ensures the retention of talented permanent faculty, secures faculty autonomy and forms the basis for the development of an intellectual community. Above all, tenure protects the academic freedom of faculty to conduct their teaching and research without constraint by interests both inside and outside the University or economic pressures.

Promotion and Tenure Grievances. 13.1 T13.1 Promotion and tenure are milestones in the continual process of faculty development. Bargaining Unit Faculty have the responsibility to help in the development of their colleagues. The University and AAUP-WSU affirm that faculty promotion and tenure are indispensable for the proper functioning of the University. Tenure ensures the retention of talented permanent faculty, secures faculty autonomy and forms the basis for the development of an intellectual community. Above all, tenure protects the academic freedom of faculty to conduct their teaching and research without constraint by interests both inside and outside the University or economic pressures.