Faculty Reviews

Promotion and Reappointment Reviews
The Office of the Provost works closely with the dean's office of each college, the University Promotion Review Committee, or the University Term Review Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees to ensure equity and fairness in all policies and procedures related to faculty reviews. The Faculty Handbook  and the Operational Guidelines for Faculty Reviews for Promotion & Reappointment are the most important resources for information about the review process.

The Multi-Year Appointment review process for 2024-2025 will be open for applications Wednesday, May 1, 2024 through Friday, May 31, 2024. The Request for Multi-Year Appointment Review Form must be submitted online.

The Multi-Year Appointment is a six-year appointment for which eligible part-time faculty members may apply. The length of service for applicants to qualify begins at the 14th semester or session, and applicants must be in their 13th semester or any year thereafter to apply for review. 

Article XIII sec. A.4 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between The New School and ACT-UAW Local 7902, outlines the definition of a Multi-Year Appointment for Part-time Faculty. Applicants must demonstrate a standard of excellence through a Multi-Year Appointment review process.The review criteria for demonstrated excellence include teaching excellence, professional accomplishments, and service.

All eligible applicants shall provide the following for review according to the timeline: 

• Curriculum Vitae (complete and up-to-date); 
• examples of scholarly and/or professional productivity such as copies of published papers, conference presentations, documentation of performances, examples or reproductions of artistic work, books, book chapters, and/or references to online resources; 
• and a personal statement with commentary on performance with regard to: 
  • Teaching effectiveness 
  • Standing and contributions in the field or discipline 
  • University, School and department/program service 
  • Goals for professional development

More information on the appointment review process is outlined in Article XIII, sec. D. Multi-year Appointment Review Process. More information about the Collective Bargaining Agreement can be found on The New School's Labor Relations webpage. 

The Request for Multi-Year Appointment Review Form must be submitted online. Please note that the submission deadline is Friday, May 31, 2024. The review process timeline for applicants is available for download.

For additional resources, please visit the Multi-Year Appointment microsite. Any questions should be directed to universityptfaffairs@newschool.edu.