The Goal Is Fairness
About This Workshop
The Goal Is Fairness includes the resources necessary to have a hands-on tenure evaluation workshop emphasizing the importance of clarity, consistency, candor, and caring.
A short video, PowerPoint presentation, and facilitator’s guide make it easy for you to deliver this session to those involved in the tenure review process at your institution. Optional scenarios can be used to spur further discussion of applicability of these concepts to your specific situation.
Key Takeaways
- Generate dialogue about fair tenure evaluation.
- Increase attentiveness to existing procedures.
- Encourage the consideration of improvements in our policies.
- Avoid litigation when possible.
- Understand the importance of the 4 C’s: Clarity in the standards; Consistency in applying the standards and in reaching decisions; Candor, which really means honest communication, in faculty evaluations; Caring if someone is unsuccessful.