Promotion & Tenure Guidelines

The Office of the Provost manages the promotion and tenure procedures in accord with the Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP) contract.

See below for important resources related to promotion and/or tenure.

Policies and Procedures*

The Promotion and Tenure (P&T) policies and procedures are maintained by the Provost's Office.

• Promotion and Tenure Schedule 2024-2025 (pdf)
• Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for Tenure Track (TT) Faculty 2024-25 (pdf)
• Provost's Tenure Track Faculty P&T Workshop Slides 2024-25
• Promotion Guidelines for Teaching and Clinical Faculty 2024-25 (pdf)
• Provost’s Teaching and Clinical Faculty Promotion Workshop Slides 2024-25 (pdf)
• Provost's Committee Preparation for Department Personnel Committee (DPC) and College Personnel Committee (CPC) Workshop Slides 2024-25 (pdf)

Provost's Annual Promotion and Tenure Workshops

The Provost's Annual Promotion and Tenure Workshops provide best practices to prepare for promotion and/or tenure. A panel of recently promoted/tenured colleagues, a department chairperson and a member of the University Rank and Tenure Committee will also provide recommendations and tips to assist candidates. This is a great opportunity to hear questions from colleagues and ask your own! Attendees will receive the 2025-26 P&T calendar and the Provost's Guidelines. Faculty planning to apply for promotion and/or tenure in 2025, future candidates, dept. chairs, and deans are welcome to attend. 

Please register for the workshop(s)

Questions should be emailed to: pandt@uml.edu additional materials are available on this webpage.