The University
Senate of
PROPOSAL 9-07
(Voting Units: Academic)
AMENDMENT OF
TENURE, PROMOTION AND REAPPOINTMENT PROCEDURES:
DELETION OF
CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
Background:
The current tenure policy requires that a faculty member must either have
United States Citizenship or permanent residency status in order to become
tenured. Due to the rise in foreign
nationals in the faculty ranks, especially in the field of engineering, it is
important to remove this requirement to improve retention of some faculty
members and to facilitate the acquisition of others. Due to immigration
backlogs, it is often impossible to process applications for permanent
residency in a time period consistent with the tenure clock.
Proposal:
Delete
the last paragraph of Section 5 Tenure: A faculty member must be either a
citizen or a permanent resident of the
Adopted by Senate: 29 November 2006
Approved by Administration: 11 December 2006
Accepted by Faculty Referendum: 9 April 2007
Became Senate Procedures 705.1.1