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Academic promotion and tenure: Where’s the connection to community?

Mark Lowey
November 23, 2022

Research publications in “prestigious” journals and teaching performance far outweigh community service in assessing academic promotion and tenure, even though some of the criteria are flawed.

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Academic promotion and tenure: Where’s the connection to community?

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