DORA is committed to supporting the development of new policies and practices for responsible research assessment. This tool compiles searchable criteria, hiring standards, review, promotion, and tenure from academic institutions.

Institution Profile: Indiana-Purdue University

LocationUnited States of America
Type of InstitutionComprehensive University or equivalent
Academic DisciplinesDiscipline non-specified

• In 2021, Indiana-Purdue University introduced a new policy to better reward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in promotion, tenure-track and merit assessments.
• Criteria to assess these contributions were updated in the faculty promotion guidelines. Multiple sources of information should inform candidates’ accounts, and criteria to assess them includes:
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion: The candidate articulates a philosophy of diversity, equity, and inclusion, including if appropriate any specifically targeted aspect.
• Integrated activity: The candidate has interrelated activities and accomplishments as an IUPUI faculty member in teaching, research, and service which demonstrably support and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Independence, innovation, and initiative: The candidate articulates their personal role as an essential and generative actor within diversity initiatives.
• Interdependence and teamwork are valued as well as contributions to group achievements; the candidates need to describe their own roles and responsibilities.
• The University has also introduced open access as a value in its promotion and tenure guidelines.

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Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Promotion and Tenure Dossiers 16

Indiana University has created guidelines for promotion and tenure dossiers. This guide outlines many different parameters for the preparation of promotion and/or tenure including a wide variety of criteria to assist in these deliberations.
Indiana-Purdue University
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Equity and inclusionOpen ResearchResearch collaboration
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U-M ADVANCE works to improve faculty diversity through hiring 3

In this news item, the University of Michigan describes the STRIDE Committee (‘Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence’) which is an initiative to provide information, advice and workshops on practices that will likely maximize the chances of diverse, well-qualified candidates being identified and selected for faculty positions.
Indiana-Purdue University
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Open Research
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IUPUI Promotion and Tenure Guidelines 8

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.
Indiana-Purdue University
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Equity and inclusionResearch collaboration
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Rewarding open access scholarship in promotion and tenure: Driving institutional change 6

This article describes IUPUI’s institutional steps towards rewarding open access scholarship in the promotion and tenure process.
Indiana-Purdue University
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Equity and inclusionResearch collaboration
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Modification of Promotion, Tenure, and Merit Review 9

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.
Indiana-Purdue University
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Equity and inclusionResearch collaboration
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