Category Archives: Getting Promoted

Issues related to the promotion process at Pratt

Faculty Actions Update October 11, 2007

From an October 11, 2007 email send by Kye to the membership: Dear Faculty Colleague: The faculty action cycle has begun. For those who are applying for: (1) Reappointment (those full-time faculty on the tenure track), (2) Promotion (part-time and full-time alike applying for a change in rank: Instructor to Assistant, Assistant to Associate, or Associate [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | October 11th, 2007

Status Quo, Part 1

Status is one's employment level. Certain rights and/or protections whether implied or actual are associated with one's status. The discussions about visiting status have been illuminating and expansive, and often referenced other issues such as: FT: PT ratios, peer review, evaluation, promotions and/or changes in status. It is clear that all of these considerations are [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | September 30th, 2003

Status Quo, Part 2

Reality #4: There is no coherent or clearly established policy or practice for hiring, firing, evaluating and/or promoting faculty. The Pratt faculty functions within a vacuum of assumption, a void where administrative prerogatives clash with and override, faculty Union initiatives. Chairpersons can hire faculty as visitors without consulting anyone. There is no reason why one [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | September 29th, 2003