Indiana § 21-38-3.5-4 Establishing promotion and tenure review process; post-tenure review
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Indiana Statutes

§ 21-38-3.5-4 — Establishing promotion and tenure review process; post-tenure review process

Indiana § 21-38-3.5-4

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 38STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:

Ch. 3.5Tenured Faculty Member Productivity Reviews

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Ind. Code § 21-38-3.5-4 (2026).

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(a)In addition to the review described in IC 21-39.5-2, the board of trustees of each institution shall establish the following:

(1)A review process with regard to department level promotions and tenure expectations.

(2)A post-tenure review process for tenured faculty members that:

(A)measures productivity; and

(B)includes, at a minimum, the following:

(i)The faculty member's teaching workload.

(ii)The total number of students who the faculty member teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level.

(iii)The time spent on instructional assignments and the time spent on overseeing graduate students.

(iv)The research and creative scholarship productivity of the faculty member.

(b)The process established under subsection (a)(2) must include a requirement that the institution place a f

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(a) In addition to the review described in IC 21-39.5-2, the board of trustees of each institution shall establish the
following:
(1) A review process with regard to department level promotions
and tenure expectations.
(2) A post-tenure review process for tenured faculty members
that:
(A) measures productivity; and
(B) includes, at a minimum, the following:
(i) The faculty member's teaching workload.
(ii) The total number of students who the faculty member
teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level.
(iii) The time spent on instructional assignments and the time
spent on overseeing graduate students.
(iv) The research and creative scholarship productivity of the
faculty member.
(b) The process established under subsection (a)(2) must include a
requirement that the institution place a faculty member on probation,
which may result in dismissal of the faculty member, if productivity
requirements established by the institution are not met.
(c) Beginning July 1, 2025, a tenure agreement entered into or
renewed between an institution and a faculty member must comply
with the post-tenure review process established under subsection
(a)(2).
(d) Unless an agreement entered into before July 1, 2025, provides
otherwise, the post-tenure review process established by an institution
under subsection (a)(2) applies to all tenured faculty members of the
institution.