Report of the Committee to Consider a More Flexible Tenure Probationary Period

(Downloadable PDF file of entire report with recommendations and appendices.)

Frequently Asked Questions

I. Work of the Committee

A. Charge
B. Summary of Recommendations
C. Background
D. Why Flexibility Matters

II. Policy Recommendations

A. Create more flexibility in the tenure probationary period
B. Policies on excluding years of service from tenure probationary periods
C. Part time tenure track appointments

III. What next?

Committee Membership

Appendix I: Charge to the Committee

Appendix II: A Partial Summary of Historical Activity at the University of Michigan Related to the Tenure Probationary Period

Appendix III: Institutions With More Flexible Tenure Probationary Period Policies Than the University of Michigan

Appendix IV: A Brief Summary of the Committee’s Work

Appendix V: Next Steps