Library Guides: Promotion & Tenure Resource Guide: Recommended Resources

Useful Websites

The following links are a mixture of ISU and non-ISU websites:

College and Department Governance Documents (ISU)
From ISU Faculty Senate website. Table with links to documents from all areas of campus. Documents usually include a section on Promotion, Tenure and Post-Tenure Review policies/procedures.
Preparing Yourself for the Tenure Process
Contributed by Kristen St. John (James Madison University) and R. Mark Leckie (University of Massachusetts, Amherst).
Faculty Advancement & Review (ISU)
From the ISU Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost website.
Peer Observation of Teaching: Best Practices (ISU)
From ISU's CELT website.
Post-Tenure Review: An AAUP Response
Promotion & Tenure Resources (ISU-ALS)
From the ISU College of Ag & Life Sciences website. Contains links to many PowerPoint presentations related to promotion and tenure.
Tenure FAQs
Aimed at geoscientists, but gives good advice relevant to ALL disciplines.

Recommended Books

The Academic Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Documenting Teaching, Research, and Service. by Seldin, Peter and J. Elizabeth Miller
Online Book. 2nd edition - 2009. Practical advice on what to include (or not) in various sections of a portfolio. Includes 18 model portfolios across disciplines and from different size institutions.
Collegiality and Service for Tenure and Beyond by Silverman, Franklin
Call Number: LB 2335.7 S548 2009 - Parks Library - Floor 2
Table 1 (on pages 3-6) is a list of behaviors that are seen as evincing or not evincing collegiality. Silverman links collegiality to participation in service activities and being a team player.
Digital Scholarship in the Tenure, Promotion and Review Process by Deborah Lines Andersen
Call Number: LB2333 D54 2004 - Parks Library - Floor 2
This is one of the few books related to P&T on digital scholarship.
Moving up in Academia by Esam El-Fakahany
Online book, 2022. This book focuses on the soft skills junior faculty must possess to be promoted to tenure. It covers conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation, time management, and understanding the politics of academia. It also covers the promotion and tenure processes, as well as how to remain competitive even after achieving this coveted goal.
The Publish or Perish Book: Your Guide to Effective and Responsible Citation Analysis by Harzing, Anne-Wil.
Call Number: Z669.8 H37x 2010 - Parks LIbrary - Tier 7
Chapter 7 - "Making Your Case for Tenure or Promotion" is particularly excellent!
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Reconsidered: Institutional integration and impact. by Hutchings, Pat; Huber, Mary Taylor; and, Ciccone, Anthony
Call Number: LB2331 H88 2011 - Parks Library - Floor 2
Available in online and print versions.
The Teaching Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions by Seldin, Peter
Call Number: LC 2333 .S46 2004 - Parks Library General Collection - Floor 2
Heavily cited and recommended.
Tools for Dossier Success: A Guide for Promotion and Tenure by Burhnam, Joy J. et al.
Call Number: LB 2335.7 B87 2010 - Parks Library - Floor 2
Available in both online and print formats. Small book but packed with practical advice relevant to all disciplines.