In recognition of the extraordinary circumstances we are experiencing, and in an effort to mitigate some of the impact on our faculty, including librarian faculty, we are instituting the following policy modifications related to the Promotion and Tenure (P&T) process for current tenure-track and librarian faculty. Please note that this is an evolving situation and we know additional measures may be warranted and will be communicated.

Upon request, all Assistant Professors who have not yet undergone third-year contract renewal will be granted a one-year extension for their contract renewal review. Per UMBC’s usual protocol, Assistant Professors who request this extension and successfully complete their third-year contract renewal will be automatically granted a one-year extension for their promotion and tenure review.

Upon request, all Assistant Professors who have successfully completed their third-year contract renewal will be granted a one-year extension for their promotion and tenure review.

Requests should be submitted to your department chair and will be forwarded via the Dean to the Provost for final action.

Assistant Professors who are scheduled for third-year contract renewal or for promotion and tenure review during academic year 2020-2021 are asked to submit their request on or before April 21, 2020.

Upon request, all Associate Professors hired without tenure will be granted a one-year extension of their scheduled tenure review. Requests should be submitted to your department chair and will be forwarded via the Dean to the Provost for final action. Associate Professors without tenure who are scheduled for tenure review during academic year 2020-2021 are asked to submit their request on or before April 21, 2020.

Upon request, all Librarian I faculty who have not yet undergone promotion review, will be granted a one-year extension of their scheduled promotion and permanent status review. Requests should be submitted to the Director of the Library and will be forwarded to the Provost for final action.

Spring 2020 Student Evaluation of Educational Quality (SEEQ) may not be used for any evaluative purpose for the P&T review of any tenure-track, tenured, or full-time instructional faculty member, including scheduled third-year contract renewals of pre-tenure faculty. This includes Assistant Professors being considered for promotion and tenure to the rank of Associate Professor, Associate Professors undergoing review for promotion to the rank of Professor, Lecturers undergoing review for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer, and Senior Lecturers undergoing review for promotion to Principal Lecturer.

Spring 2020 SEEQs may not be included in P&T dossiers or used in any aspect of such promotion reviews now or in the future. The Provost will issue instructions to all relevant P&T review bodies consistent with this policy modification. Faculty may wish to choose to reflect upon their Spring 2020 teaching experiences in their self-assessment; however, the absence of such reflection may not be considered a negative indicator of faculty performance.

See the Chancellor's memo on Promotion and Tenure and the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (March 25, 2020) for additional information.