Last Spring the Faculty Senate revised Policy 4380, Periodic Review of Tenured Faculty, to reflect national best practices and align with recommendations from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The changes are intended to create a more consistent, evidence-based, faculty-driven review process that highlights the ongoing contributions of tenured faculty. In Fall 2025 the new process will be implemented; in fact, all those eligible for periodic review were notified April 1, 2025.
What’s new?
To implement the policy changes, the post-tenure review process will now be completed through the university’s RPT (Review, Promotion, and Tenure) system. For a Standard Review, by September 15, 2025, faculty members will document their contributions over the past five years by submitting a CV and annual performance evaluations from the previous five years. A narrative reflection is completely optional. Those materials are then reviewed by a department-level committee of peers based on clear, department-approved standards.
The updated policy introduces an optional opportunity for full professors to apply for the Professorial Performance Award (PPA), which includes a $6,000 base salary increase in recognition of sustained, exemplary performance. If you are eligible for and choose to apply for the Professorial Performance Award, you will submit supplemental materials alongside your periodic review documents on September 15, and your application will be evaluated based on your department’s criteria for the PPA.
More information about the periodic review and the professorial performance award process can be found on the FAQs: Periodic Review of Tenured Faculty webpage. In addition, a template has been created to aid academic units in developing their unit policies and standards.