The department consists of all tenured and non-tenured instructors, assistant professors, associate professors and professors, and all academic staff. The Chair of the Department of English and Philosophy is an elective post with a two-year term of office. There is no limit to the number of terms that an individual may serve. Election for the term beginning the following August takes place during the appropriate regular meeting and is determined by a simple majority vote, by closed ballot, of all the members of the Department.
Nominations take place at the preceding regular meeting.
Any member of the Department of English and Philosophy may nominate. In an election with more than two candidates where no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, a runoff election will be held between the two candidates with the greatest number of votes. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in the runoff shall be recommended. Persons on leave from the department may vote in the election if they wish. The selection, appointment, and duties of the program director are in accordance with policies of the university, as printed in the Curriculum Handbook.