A decision to grant tenure is an affirmative decision and is available only to tenure-track faculty, College Deans, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the President of the University.
Faculty members are only eligible for tenure at the conclusion of a probationary period.
That probationary period, for all instructor and professorial ranks at Radford University, shall be six years. Should a tenure-track faculty member be approved for an Externally Funded Professional Leave, the time period of the leave shall be included in the probationary period for tenure. Should a tenure-track faculty member take a Professional Leave Without Pay, the time period of the leave shall be included in the probationary period only with the recommendation of the Department Personnel Committee, the Department Chair, and the College Dean, and approval by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Should a faculty member take Personal Leave, the time period of the leave shall not be counted in the probationary period for tenure. Faculty hired on a full-time temporary basis are not eligible for tenure.