Under current University policy, is a higher standard required when a faculty member comes up for tenure earlier or later than the normal time?
There is no current University policy on this subject, except that when a year of service has been excluded from the tenure clock for childbirth or dependent care, it is explicitly stated that the tenure expectations remain constant. Schools and colleges vary in their practices, including the weight they give to years of experience in academic appointments at other universities prior to U-M. The Committee recognized that it is widely believed that an early tenure review will assume a higher standard of performance, and that belief may operate as a disincentive for faculty to request early reviews.
