Faculty peer review is the most important part of the tenure process, Faculty peer review committees have a heavy responsibility to recommend for tenure only those who truly deserve it. Discussions are ongoing concerning the post-tenure review process and whether faculty peer review should be part of that. Some believe that the responsibility for implementing sanctions resulting from abuse of tenure are the responsibility of administration at the department head and dean levels. Workloads can and do change as mission and institutional focus change but the tenure process should remain constant. Workload evaluations are part of the tenure package.
Administrative discussions are about to begin.
Likely to surface in those discussions is a concern about the almost total control over the tenure folder by the candidate. Many deans say they cannot do their job because the folder is so biased. Senates should take that under consideration. Senates will continue to share reports, positions and documents with each other and with the Alliance and SAC as they are developed. UAF Faculty Senate is debating ad hoc committee recommendations which include mid-term review of junior faculty, and more mentoring than in the past.