The Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences depends on a standing committee to conduct an Arts and Sciences level evaluation whenever a department or school recommends a candidate for tenure. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess whether the department or school level review was rigorous and substantive and to ensure that all Arts and Sciences candidates meet the same high standards. In this way, a faculty of the highest quality and distinction will be maintained.
The standing committee – the Promotion and Tenure Committee (PTC) – serves in an advisory capacity to the Executive Vice President who determines whether or not the candidate should be recommended to the Provost for tenure. The Arts and Sciences standing committee is administered on behalf of the Executive Vice President by the Divisional Dean of Humanities.
The PTC consists of 12 full professors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, representing the three divisions, who serve for three year terms. The PTC members are appointed by the Executive Vice President in consultation with the Planning and Policy Committee (PPC). The chair of the PTC is appointed by the Executive Vice President in consultation with the PTC.
2019-2020 PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE (PTC) MEMBERSHIP
Social Sciences
Matt Jones (Chair) | James R. Barker Professor of Contemporary Civilization | |
Elizabeth Blackmar | Professor of History | |
| Jeffrey Lax | Professor of Political Science | jrl2124@columbia.edu |
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé | Professor of Economics | |
Bruce Western | Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice | |
| Thomas DiPrete | Giddings Professor of Sociology | tad61@columbia.edu |
| Branden W. Joseph | Frank Gallipoli Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art | bwj4@columbia.edu |
| Elizabeth Ladenson | Professor of French and Romance Languages | |
George Lewis (on leave) | Edwin H. Case Professor of Music | |
Frances Negron-Muntaner | Professor of English & Comparative Literature | |
Sharon Marcus (from 1/1/20) | Orlando Harriman Professor of English | sm2247@columbia.edu |
Wayne Proudfoot (Fall only) | Professor of Religion | |
| Gareth Williams | Anton Professor of Latin Language and Literature | gdw5@columbia.edu |
Natural Sciences
| Ivan Corwin | Professor of Mathematics | |
| Stuart Firestein | Professor of Biological Sciences | sjf24@columbia.edu |
Lam Hui | Professor of Physics | |
Colin Nuckolls | Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science | |
Sarah Woolley | Professor of Psychology |
Provost's Office Tenure Review Guidelines
The tenure review guidelines can be downloaded here.