Common use of Merging of Tenure and Promotion Clause in Contracts

Merging of Tenure and Promotion. When a person who holds the rank of Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Archivist, Assistant Curator or Instructor is awarded tenure, the award of tenure shall include promotion to the Associate rank or Senior Instructor rank. An Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Archivist, Assistant Curator or Instructor who holds a tenure track position may not apply for promotion prior to the award of tenure. The granting of tenure includes promotion only for those who hold the rank of Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Archivist, Assistant Curator or Instructor. For those who hold a tenure track appointment at any other rank the granting of tenure shall not include promotion to a higher rank. In those cases, promotion is a separate process. Those who hold a limited term or contingent term appointment may apply for promotion using this Article; however application for promotion does not affect the limited term or contingent term nature of that appointment.

Merging of Tenure and Promotion. When a person who holds the rank of Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Archivist, Assistant Curator or Instructor Assistant Professor (Teaching) is awarded tenure, the award of tenure shall include promotion to the Associate rank or Senior Instructor rank. An Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Archivist, Assistant Curator or Instructor Assistant Professor (Teaching) who holds a tenure track position may not apply for promotion prior to the award of tenure. The granting of tenure includes promotion only for those who hold the rank of Assistant Professor, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Archivist, Assistant Curator or InstructorAssistant Professor (Teaching). For those who hold a tenure track appointment at any other rank the granting of tenure shall not include promotion to a higher rank. In those cases, promotion is a separate process. Those who hold a limited term or contingent term appointment may apply for promotion using this Article; however however, application for promotion does not affect the limited term or contingent term nature of that appointment.