Tenure and Promotion

Zarb School of Business

• General Guidelines for Appointment, Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion for Full-time Faculty
• Accounting
• Finance
• IS/BAN Department
• Management and Entrepreneurship
• Marketing, International Business & Legal Studies

Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics
• Drama and Dance: Dance Program
• Drama and Dance: Drama Program
• English
• Fine Arts, Art History
• Geology, Environment, and Sustainability
• Global Studies and Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics and Astronomy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religion
• Romance Languages and Literatures Adjunct
• Romance Languages and Literatures Standards for tenure, reappointment, promotion to full professor, and professor incentive
• Sociology
• Writing Studies and Rhetoric

School of Education

• Teaching, Learning and Technology

DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Computer Science
• Engineering

School of Health Sciences

• Allied Health and Kinesiology
• Counseling and Mental Health Professions
• Population Health
• Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
• Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences: Adjunct

The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication

• Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations - Department Reappointment and Tenure Standards Guidelines
• Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations - Promotion Standards
• Radio, Television, Film

Appointment, Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion

• Article 5 and 6 of CBA
• Candidate Information: Tenure Review Process on Canvas
• Chapter V of Faculty Statutes
• Faculty Policy Series 15 – AD HOC Committee on Tenure
• Target Dates for Personnel Action – Appendix A of CBA
• Faculty Policy Series 14 – Annual Evaluation of Faculty/Digital Measures
• 14A Sample Form
• 14B Sample Form

Peer Review

• Faculty Policy Series 46 – Peer Observation of Teaching

These sessions aim to provide faculty with essential insights into the criteria, process, and best practices for achieving tenure and advancing their academic careers, while also addressing common challenges and strategies for navigating the promotion landscape.

October 28, 2026, 1-2:25 p.m., 246 Axinn Library
Associate to Full Professor: November 11, 2026, 1-2:30 pm, 215 McEwen Hall

Target Dates

Scholarly Resources for Tenure and Promotion