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.
2017-2018 PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE (PTC) MEMBERSHIP
Social Sciences
Matt Jones | James R. Barker Professor of Contemporary Civilization | |
Elizabeth Blackmar | Professor of History | |
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé | Professor of Economics | |
Victoria Murillo | Professor of Political Science and of International and Public Affairs |
Nicholas Dames (Chair) | Theodore Kahan Professor of Humanities | |
Patricia Kitcher | Roberta and William Campbell Professor of the Humanities | |
John Ma (ON LEAVE) | Professor of Classics | |
Frances Negron-Muntaner | Professor of English & Comparative Literature | |
Madeleine Dobie | Professor of French and Romance Philology | mld2027@columbia.edu |
Ana Maria Ochoa | Professor of Music |
Natural Sciences
Goran Ekstrom | Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences | |
Lam Hui | Professor of Physics | |
Colin Nuckolls | Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science | |
Janet Metcalfe | Professor of Psychology |
Provost's Office Tenure Review Guidelines
The tenure review guidelines can be downloaded here.