👇🏻 Radical proposal...
What if promotion & tenure committees nationwide agreed to exclude ALL accomplishments from March to December 2019 when reviewing dossiers/packets?
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Instead, candidates‘ would submit a one-page statement about what they did during Mar-Dec 2019 to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities during the pandemic.
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Rather than evaluating “productivity” for that time period, P&T committees would be simply acknowledging - without judgment - that whatever each candidate did during that time period was exactly what they needed to be doing.
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For those of you reading this and thinking to yourself, “that’s not fair! I got a big grant funded in June!,” take a deep breath and hear me out.
You applied for that grant because you wanted to make the world a better place through your research, right?
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You didn’t apply for that grant *just* to make your promotion and/or tenure case look stronger, did you?
You applied for that grant to do the research you care about.
The research is the point, *not* the brownie points you get for landing a grant.
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Ugh...this should be March-December 2020
I need more coffee
March-Dec 2020, not 2019
All of this should be March-December 2020.
I need more coffee.
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If we collectively agree to ignore ANY contributions between March and December 2020, it would be a step toward leveling the playing field for those who are carrying disproportionately heavy burdens during the pandemic.
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“Extending” the promotion/tenure clock alone doesn’t alleviate stress - it just drags it out. Extend the promotion/tenure clock AND don’t look at ANY contributions between March-December 2020.
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I’ve seen a gazillion tweets from white scholars containing expressions of solidarity with colleagues who are Black and/or are teaching kids at home while trying to work. I’d love to see those solidarity tweets turned into tangible action.
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What do you think? Is this something you’d be willing to champion in your department/school?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! 😊
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