The director will call possible reviewers in the order selected. Alternates may be used from the long list until three have agreed to write reviews on the candidate. Reviewers will consist of specialists in the candidate's field. If the candidate has more than one area of expertise, the school will obtain at least two reviews for each area. The materials sent to the outside reviewers will consist of the candidate's vita and a representative selection of the candidate's published and unpublished materials or creative work.
Reviews are confidential at the school level.
The reviews, names and institutions concealed, will be supplied to the candidate before the school vote in order to help the candidate decide whether to continue her or his candidacy. Appropriate reviewing bodies at the school, college and university levels will have access to the external reviews. The director will prepare and make available to reviewing bodies a brief description or characterization of the reviewers, their qualifications, the selection method and the institutions they represent. These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds majority vote at any meeting of the school's faculty at which a quorum is present, providing that such proposed amendment has been duly listed on the agenda.