In the spring of 1999, the College adopted a new set of guidelines for determining the annual salary increases for full professors, after a review in which the President, the Provost, the Faculty Salary and Benefits Committee, and the Committee on Appointments participated. Responsibility for the review for merit should rest with the President, the Provost, and the chair of the Committee on Appointments.
Merit is to be assessed on the basis of teaching, scholarship, and service.
These are to be given equal weight. The merit rating a faculty member receives is effective for three years and until the next review. The Provost and the Chair of Appointments conduct the assessment and make recommendations to the President. This approach equalizes merit recognition and does not privilege, as would percentage-based increases, those at the higher end of the professorial range. Professors on the Committee on Appointments will have their full professorial reviews when their terms expire.