"I fought the first decision through formal institutional channels and won, and my institution did a re-review of my dossier from the ground up. In April of this year, I was told that I'd been denied a second time, and I was dismissed at the end of May. However, I could contest the decision processes as a nonemployee. I'm fighting the denial decision (again), and the hearings will begin in the fall."
"Get angry. Talk to your family, friends, colleagues you trust and your dream team of collaborators. Rage about the process and the decision and the decision-makers and the injustice, but get the hot anger out of your system and absolutely do not hurt yourself or anyone else. Let your rage cool so you can use it as energy to fight. You are not powerless,"
An R-1 faculty member was denied tenure twice despite yearly written assurances of appropriate or exceptional progress based on departmental criteria. The first denial was overturned after a formal institutional re-review of the dossier. A second denial led to dismissal, but the decision processes can be contested as a nonemployee and hearings are scheduled. The faculty specialization is program evaluation with a focus on graduate education, creating a professional investment in fair, defensible university processes. The experience shows promotion and tenure processes are not always fair. Emotional venting, assembling supportive colleagues, and channeling anger into formal appeals are recommended steps.
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