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  • Academic Council and Its Committees
    • By-Laws of the Academic Council of Wesleyan University
    • Flow Diagram for Review of Cases (pdf)
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    • Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Evaluation of Candidates for Reappointment
    • Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion Conferring Tenure
    • Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion to the Rank of Professor
    • Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Reappointment and Promotion of Instructional Faculty with Adjunct Status
  • Policies of the Advisory Committee
    • Advisory Committee Policy on the Presentation of Cases for Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion
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    • Standard Letter to Potential Referees to Ask if Willing to Write [Word Document]
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    • Advisory Committee Policy Regarding Teaching Evaluations 2019-2020
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5. Academic Council and its Committees

  • 5.1 By-Laws of the Academic Council of Wesleyan University
    • 5.1.1 Organization and Procedure of the Academic Council
    • 5.1.2 Review and Appeals Board
    • 5.1.3 Advisory Committee
    • 5.1.4 Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Procedures
    • 5.1.5 Faculty Appointment Contracts
    • 5.1.6 Amendment and Publication of Academic Council By-Laws
  • 5.2 Flow Diagram for Review of Cases [PDF]
  • 5.3 Academic Council Statement on the Obligation of Collegiality
  • 5.4 Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Evaluation of Candidates for Reappointment
  • 5.5 Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion Conferring Tenure
  • 5.6 Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion to the Rank of Professor
  • 5.7 Guidelines of the Academic Council for the Reappointment and Promotion of Instructional Faculty with Adjunct Status
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