E. Appointment and Advancement of Professors of the Practice

1.    The designation of Professor of the Practice is reserved for distinguished practitioners who demonstrate eminence in their field and sustained accomplishment and activity in their area of practice, such as industry, entrepreneurship, government, journalism, or the creative or performing arts. This rank is intended for those who are experienced in a field of practice and teach subject matter that is not normally taught or represented by our tenured and tenure-track Faculty. The rank of Professor of the Practice is meant primarily to enable departments and programs to appoint practitioners with national and international reputations to contribute to and participate in our instructional programs in a meaningful way.

2.    All proposals concerned with the appointment of Professors of the Practice or promotion of Lecturers or Senior Lecturers to the rank of Professor of the Practice shall be made in writing by the Chair of the department or Director of the program concerned and sent to the Dean of the Faculty. Such proposals shall normally be made only after formal consultation (a formal vote taken at a meeting) with the members of the tenured and tenure-track Faculty members and full-time University Lecturers and Professors of the Practice having full or joint appointment in the department or program.

       These proposals shall be presented by the Dean of the Faculty to the Faculty Advisory Committee on Appointments and Advancements in the Lecturer Ranks. After consultation with this committee, the Dean of the Faculty will take such action as they deem proper.

3.    In the beginning of the final year that an individual is on a multi-year appointment at the rank of Professor of the Practice, the department shall review the appropriateness of extending the appointment and shall notify the candidate not later than December 1 whether or not the department recommends reappointment and the length of the term of the proposed reappointment. Unless a Professor of the Practice is notified in writing by the Dean of the Faculty (not the department Chair or program Director) that their appointment has been renewed, the appointment will terminate on the end date of the current appointment.

4.    All proposals for reappointment or advancement in salary of Professors of the Practice shall be made in writing by the Chair of the department or Director of the program concerned and sent to the Dean of the Faculty. Proposals for reappointment shall normally be made only after formal consultation (a formal vote taken at a meeting) with the tenured and tenure-track Faculty members having full or joint appointment in the department or program. Proposals for advancement in salary of Professors of the Practice shall be made by the Chair of the department or the Director of the Program. In cases of joint appointment, action is taken in each of the departments/programs involved.

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