The faculty is appropriately qualified, well-distributed by rank, and uses peer review in decision making. All Department Chairs, College Deans, Vice Provosts, and the Provost are currently tenured faculty members. Faculty are not represented by a union. Additionally, several faculty have terminal master's degrees in their fields. By Rank and Gender.
Academic administration is decentralized and uses peer review.
After the Provost authorizes a faculty position, decisions about faculty appointments, promotion and tenure, merit pay, and development are made at the department level. College and School Deans and committees provide a second level of peer review for appointments, promotion and tenure, and final decisions are made by the Board of Control. Department Chairs make decisions about merit pay and faculty development. Michigan Tech is succeeding in attracting excellent new faculty. Departmental self-studies report satisfaction with new appointments and no problems finding qualified candidates.