This modification of guidelines at Indiana-Purdue University added a DEI-focused case to the existing “balanced case” framework to better recognize and reward faculty efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Tenure
Rewarding open access scholarship in promotion and tenure: Driving institutional change
This article describes IUPUI’s institutional steps towards rewarding open access scholarship in the promotion and tenure process.
IUPUI Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
This document outlines updated criteria to assess staff contributions in the area of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and open access, introduced to better reward these efforts in promotion, tenure-track and merit assessments at Indiana University. It also mentions such qualities like interrelated activities and accomplishments; independence, innovation, and initiative; teamwork, as areas to be considered in these evaluations.
TU Delft Recognition & Rewards Perspective 2021-2024
Dutch University TU Delft has taken on initiatives to better recognise and reward academics instituting programs such as the ” Recognition & Rewards programme,” and “Open Science Programme.”
UCalgary signs Declaration on Research Assessment
In March 2021, University of Calgary became a signatory of DORA, recognizing a need for reform in research policy. This resource highlights UCalgary’s motivation for signing DORA, as well as their plans for a new framework regarding research assessment.
GFC Academic Staff Criteria & Processes Handbook
In 2021, University of Calgary created the Academic Staff Criteria and Processes Handbook to inform promotion and tenure of faculty and research staff included a line committing to DORA. The handbook also includes criteria regarding knowledge engagement and knowledge transfer, being rewarded in assessments, among other criteria.
Staying with the Trouble: Designing a values-enacted academy
The College of Arts & Letters Dean’s office at Michigan State University set out plans to introduce holistic assessment criteria for recognizing and rewarding contributions by staff during their careers.
Office of the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor: OER Announcement
The Provost at University of Pittsburgh announces in this letter the progress of a working group aimed at researching open educational resources and how to reduce cost of course materials for students.
Assessment of Community-Engaged Scholarship
This document from University of Minnesota- Twin Cities gives a description of the criteria involved in the assessment of community-engaged scholarship. Such criteria are categorized into eight factions.
Spring 2022 Memorandum
This memorandum by Michigan State University contains the philosophy of tenure at this institution and the guiding principles for faculty tenure and promotion.