Appointments shall terminate at the close of that academic year, unless a contract of reappointment has been sooner concluded, in which event the prior appointment continues, in recess, until the reappointment becomes effective. These provisions apply irrespective of the schedule upon which compensation is payable.
Tenure is effective upon commencement of services under such reappointment.
A faculty member originally appointed at the rank of associate professor or professor, unless sooner tenured, shall be granted tenure with tender and acceptance of the fourth consecutive annual reappointment at such rank to the full-time Regular Faculty, following the original appointment. Tenure is effective upon commencement of services under such reappointment. A faculty member promoted to the rank of associate professor or professor, and not sooner tenured, shall be granted tenure upon the assumption of duties at the rank, unless expressly stipulated otherwise in the official notice of promotion. In the latter case, and unless sooner tenured, such faculty member is granted tenure with tender and acceptance of the third consecutive annual reappointment to the full-time Regular Faculty at such rank, following the effective date of promotion. Tenure is effective upon commencement of services under such reappointment.