tenure

  1. January 12, 2024

    SACUA states support for UM‑Flint tenured faculty

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has formally stated its support for tenured UM-Flint faculty members in the wake of recent suggestions that layoffs may be considered.

  2. January 12, 2024

    SACUA statement in support of tenure at UM-Flint

    Statement issued by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs regarding the possibility of tenured-faculty layoffs at UM-Flint.

  3. September 13, 2023

    Pilot coaching program aims to help newly tenured faculty

    Newly tenured faculty have been invited to join the Post-Promotion Academic Career Exploration program to support faculty as they meet new career opportunities and challenges after promotion.

  4. May 21, 2020

    Regents approve overhaul of dismissal policies for tenured faculty

    The Board of Regents have revised two Regents’ Bylaws to streamline policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty. Changes affect procedures for dismissal, demotion or terminal appointment, and severance pay.

  5. May 15, 2020

    Faculty Perspective: Keep tenure protections robust

    Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the School of Information, shares his concerns about some of the proposed changes to Regents’ Bylaws 5.09 and 5.10.

  6. April 13, 2020

    U-M proposes changes to dismissal policies for tenured faculty

    The university has released recommendations to overhaul policies that govern the dismissal of tenured faculty. Feedback is being sought through May 4 on changes to Regents’ Bylaws 5.09 and 5.10.

  7. March 26, 2020

    U-M dismisses David Daniels from SMTD faculty

    David Daniels has been dismissed from his role as professor of voice in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. He had been on administrative leave since August 2018 following public allegations of sexual misconduct.

  8. February 20, 2020

    Faculty group recommends streamlined tenure dismissal process

    A faculty working group is recommending U-M policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty should be amended to “improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity and … ensure fairness, transparency and due process.”

  9. January 23, 2020

    Faculty members share concerns, questions about tenure rules

    Faculty members said university policies that guide the dismissal of tenured faculty should be revised to streamline the review process but should not include proposed measures to suspend pay for certain accused faculty.

  10. December 13, 2019

    Faculty group reviewing tenure rules plans town halls, online survey

    A faculty working group tasked with recommending changes to U-M’s policies that cover dismissal of tenured faculty will launch two initiatives across all three campuses in January to gather additional faculty input.