1. What Counts for Tenure? Preliminary Survey Results Kathleen A. Terry-Sharp Director of Academic Relations American Anthropological Association Analysis by P.Y. Bellamy and D.C. Sharp, Ph.D. Nathan Associates – Memphis

2. Methodology  Letter sent to 565 Anthropology department chairs across the U.S. requesting that they complete a questionnaire online.  Collected 226 total responses (n=226).  Questions gathered information on institutions and departments, tenure requirements, and journal quality.

3. Institutions and Departments

4. Is your institution public or private?

5. Which best describes your institution?

6. Carnegie classifications of enrollment

7. Which best describes your department?

8. Highest degree in Anthropology granted at your institution

9. Average number of Anthropology faculty by faculty status and department type All Respondents (n=140 )Joint Departments (n=90) Faculty in DepartmentFaculty Teaching Anthropology MeanS.D.MeanS.D. Tenured or tenure track: Full-time10.166.984.423.46 Tenured or tenure track: Part-time1.131.930.942.10 Non-tenure track: Full-time1.631.721.071.40 Non-tenure track: Part-time4.617.172.713.46 Graduate teaching assistants: Full-time6.969.241.243.49 Graduate teaching assistants: Part-time4.158.590.360.99

10. Change in number of Anthropology faculty in last five years

11. What kind of changes have taken place in your institution/department over the last academic year? Has your institution or department… NumberPercentage YesNoYesNo (a)Changed policy for granting tenure to full- time faculty and instructional staff? 4410729.14%70.86% (b)Made the standards more stringent for granting tenure to full-time faculty and instructional staff? 3711524.34%75.66% (c)Reduced the number of tenured full-time faculty and instructional staff through downsizing? 3311921.71%78.29% (d)Replaced some tenured or tenure-track full- time faculty and instructional staff with full- time faculty and instructional staff on fixed term contracts? 3811325.17%74.83% (e)Discontinued tenure system at the institution? 01520%100.00% (f)Offered early or phased retirement to any tenured full-time faculty or instructional staff? 787252.00%48.00%

12. Tenure Requirements

13. Does your department have general requirements/expectations for awarding tenure? NoYes 2 Year School 100% 4 Year School7%93%

14. If your department is a JOINT department, are there different requirements or expectations for the different disciplines WITHIN the department? NumberPercentage No7683.52% Yes (please specify)1516.48% Total91100.00%

15. Specific differences (“verbatims”)  [Institution withheld] does not offer tenure, so these questions do not apply.  In the archaeology component of Anthropology, peer- reviewed research reports/monographs (as opposed to journal articles) are given weight in evaluating scholarship.  Teaching assignment is higher for programs without a grad program. Research expectations vary among programs based on acceptable publication standards. Service requirement is higher in the social work program.  The work of applied colleagues is counted differently -- for example, site reports and museum exhibition catalogues can count as peer-reviewed publications.  Sort of. We have to explain the importance of monographs for cultural anthropologists and archaeologists.  Different expectations for scholarly achievement, established by each major.  We are now in process of developing these for each program.

16. Specific differences (“verbatims”) cont’d  They are similar but not identical in emphasis on research expectations.  The social work component, recently added, will have some slightly different requirements from those of the sociologists and Anthropologists, which are more or less identical.  General expectations are similar, but there are two T&P sets of more specific guidelines.  Some faculty hold joint appts, and they must satisfy requirements in each of their departments.  Differences in expectations on publication (more for Anthro than Social Work) and service (more for Social Work than Anthro).  Each discipline has their own requirements; they are specific to that discipline and developed by members of that discipline. We function pretty autonomously for a combo dept.  Sociology has a graduate program, Anthropology does not. So there are different expectations as a result.  Anthropologists not publishing from existing research are expected to seek funding for ethnographic research.

17. How specific are your department’s tenure requirements? Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint Department Total Somewhat general 442165 31.43%32.31%31.71% Somewhat specific 483078 34.29%46.15%38.05% Very general 24428 17.14%6.15%13.66% Very specific 14721 10.00%10.77%10.24% Did not answer 10313 7.14%4.62%6.34% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square=6.0516DF = 4Prob = 0.1953 Sample Size = 205

18. Who is responsible for developing these requirements/expectations (check all that apply)?* Administrative status Free-Standing DepartmentJoint Department Anthropology committee 65.00%12.31% Joint department committee 5.00%44.62% College-wide committee 41.43%38.46% Total Respondents 14065 * Sum of percentages may be greater than 100% since respondents may answer more than once.

19. When are these requirements/expectations relayed to faculty preparing for tenure review (check all that apply)?* * Sum of percentages may be greater than 100% since respondents may answer more than once. Administrative status Free-Standing DepartmentJoint Department Upon hiring82.86%89.23% More than one-year prior to tenure review 52.14%49.23% At least one-year prior to applying for tenure 32.14%29.23% Total Respondents14065

20. How do faculty members learn about tenure expectations at your institution (select all that apply)? Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint Department Guidelines are communicated to faculty in written format 76.43%89.23% Guidelines are communicated to faculty orally 75.00%76.92% Guidelines are available on-line 50.00%52.31% Guidelines are generally not provided 0.71%. Total Respondents 14065

21. Does your department conduct a formal pre-tenure review for faculty to assess their progress towards tenure? Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal No16925 11.43%13.85%12.20% Yes12455179 88.57%84.62%87.32% Did not answer011 0%2%0% Total14065205 100.00% Chi-Square=2.4462DF = 2Prob=0.2943 Sample Size = 205 * Sum of percentages may be greater than 100% since respondents may answer more than once.

22. Were any full-time faculty or instructional staff considered for tenure in the past three years (academic years 2005-06 to 2007- 08)? Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal No 422466 30.00%36.92%32.20% Yes 9841139 70.00%63.08%67.80% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square=0.9746DF = 1Prob=0.3235Sample Size = 205

23. Have any department tenure recommendations been reversed by an entity external to the department (Dean, College Committee, University Committee, Provost, other)? Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal No 11454168 82.61%83.08%82.76% Yes 241135 17.39%16.92%17.24% Total 13865203 100.00% Chi-Square=0.0068, DF = 1, Prob=0.9343, Effective Sample Size = 203, Frequency Missing = 2

24. Rating of importance for tenure: Research, publication and other scholarly/scientific production) Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal Moderately important 112 0.71%1.54%0.98% Not important 112 0.71%1.54%0.98% Somewhat important 9716 6.43%10.77%7.80% Very important 8726113 62.14%40.00%55.12% Did not answer 423072 30.00%46.15%35.12% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square=8.9363DF = 4Prob = 0.0627Sample Size = 205

25. Rating of importance for tenure: Service Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal Moderately important 421052 30.00%15.38%25.37% Not important 12214 8.57%3.08%6.83% Somewhat important 351752 25.00%26.15%25.37% Very important 9615 6.43%9.23%7.32% Did not answer 423072 30.00%46.15%35.12% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square=9.4982DF = 4Prob = 0.0498Sample Size = 205

26. Rating of importance for tenure: Teaching Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal Moderately important 8210 5.71%3.08%4.88% Somewhat important 34438 24.29%6.15%18.54% Very important 562985 40.00%44.62%41.46% Did not answer 423072 30.00%46.15%35.12% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square=12.0321DF = 3Prob =0.0073Sample Size =205

27. Ranking Research, Service & Teaching in terms of importance  Among respondents in free-standing departments  74% said Research is 1 st important  60% said Teaching is 2 nd important  77% said Service is 3 rd important  Among respondents in joint departments  36% said Research is 1 st important  31% said Teaching is 2 nd important  64% said Service is 3 rd important

28. Weighted importance ratings of alternative scholarly contributions* * Very important = 9, Somewhat important = 6, Moderately important = 3, Not important = 1.

29. Weighted importance ratings of alternative types of service* * Very important = 9, Somewhat important = 6, Moderately important = 3, Not important = 1.

30. Weighted importance ratings of alternative teaching metrics* * Very important = 9, Somewhat important = 6, Moderately important = 3, Not important = 1.

31. Journal Rankings

32. Thinking about publishing in Journals, does your department have defined "rankings" or values for publications? Administrative status Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal No 10654160 75.71%83.08%78.05% Yes 341145 24.29%16.92%21.95% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square = 1.4045, DF = 1, Prob = 0.2360, Sample Size = 205

33. Are the journal rankings available? Frequency Administrative status Percent Free-Standing Department Joint DepartmentTotal No 12058178 85.71%89.23%86.83% Yes 20727 14.29%10.77%13.17% Total 14065205 100.00% Chi-Square = 0.4800, DF = 1, Prob = 0.4884, Sample Size = 205

34. Journal Rankings

35. Fin  Questions or comments?