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Tenure and Promotion

The criteria for promotion or for granting of tenure or permanent status shall be related to the performance of the work, which the faculty member has been assigned to do, and the faculty member’s duties and responsibilities as a member of the university community. These criteria recognize three broad categories of academic service:

  • Instruction, including regular classroom teaching, direction of theses and dissertations, academic advisement, extension programs, and all preparation for this work including study to keep abreast of one’s field
  • research or other creative activity including scholarly, peer-reviewed publications
  • professional and public service

Every year, the University of Florida prepares guidelines for the tenure and promotion process.

The college has a third-year review process with the purpose of providing structured and constructive information to assist candidates to meet college and university requirements for tenure and promotion. Each department or unit will construct a third year review process that best fits their procedures and practices and adopt them as part of their policies.

Associate Dean Mary Watt coordinates the college’s tenure and promotion process. Dr. Watt’s contact information is below:

2014 Turlington Hall
Phone: 352-392-2230
Fax: (352) 392-3584
Email: marywatt@ufl.edu

2023-2024 Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Information

Previous P&T Information

2023 Faculty Tenure and Promotion Recipients

Fifty members of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty received promotions for 2023. Among them, fourteen faculty promoted to associate professor were also awarded tenure. The new promotions and tenure awards reflect the faculty members’ distinguished work in teaching, research and service.

Promoted to Professor

Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

Promoted to Master Lecturer

Promoted to Senior Lecturer

Promoted to Associate Scientist

Promoted to Associate In

Promoted to Senior Associate In

Awarded Tenure

Received Distinguished Professor Distinction

Past Tenure and Promotion Recipients