Fairhaven Tenure and Promotion Timeline 2025-26

Faculty Going Up For Tenure & Promotion (including promotion to full professor) 

October 27     Candidate Dossier due in interfolio 

Nov 10           All tenured FCIS Faculty Letters to Chair due 

Nov 17           Chair’s letter to Candidate Due 

Nov 24           Candidate deadline for correcting errors of fact 

Dec 1             Dean’s Letter to the Candidate Due 

Dec 8              Candidate deadline for correcting errors of fact  

Dec 15             Dean uploads dean’s letter and forwards entire case to Provost 

Probationary Faculty 1^st Year Pre-Tenure Review  

February 16   Candidate Meets with Chair by this date 

March 9          Chair’s letter due to candidate   

March 13        Candidate deadline for correcting errors of fact 

March 14        Chair’s forwards case to Dean 

March 15        Dean’s reviews Chair’s letter for compliance, closes case, and provides provost with copy of Chair’s letter 

Probationary Faculty Years 2,3,4,5 Pre-Tenure Review (not going up for Tenure and Promotion)  

January 26     Candidate dossier due to interfolio 

February 16   All FCIS tenured faculty letters to Chair due 

March 2          Chair’s letter to Candidate Due 

March 9          Candidate deadline for correcting errors of fact 

March 15        Dean’s reviews Chair’s letter for compliance, closes case, and provides provost with copy of Chair’s letter 

Post-Tenure Review 

April 6            Candidate dossier due to interfolio 

April 20          All tenured faculty members letters to the Chair due 

May 18           Chair’s letter to candidate due 

May 25           Candidate deadline for correcting errors of fact 

June 1             Dean’s letter to candidate due 

June 8             Candidate deadline for correcting errors of fact 

June 15           Dean uploads letter, closes case, provides candidate, chair, and provost with a copy of dean’s letter 

Professional Leave  

Mid- Sept       Provost Issues Call for applications 

October 1       Candidate application materials to interfolio 

October 15     Chair’s recommendation due to Dean 

Nov 15           Dean’s Recommendation due to Provost 

January          Prof Leave Decisions Announced 

Chair Reminder: Contact Provost’s office for 25/26 schedule of Senior Instructor Reviews