Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.69
Liaison Ciannat Howett
Submission Date July 25, 2011
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Emory University
ER-19: Interdisciplinary Research in Tenure and Promotion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jessica Levy
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Does the institution's treatment of interdisciplinary research meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description or a copy of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:

For promotion and tenure, scholarship is evaluated based on its advancement of knowledge and is not restricted by departmental or disciplinary boundaries. Reviews of candidates whose research is interdisciplinary tend to be expanded by seeking input from experts outside the department or outside the school/college, as appropriate. Identification and selection of formal external reviewers for promotion and tenure also uses an expanded approach that encourages crossing disciplinary boundaries. The university-wide committee that advises the president and provost on promotion and tenure issues is itself multi-disciplinary and seeks additional input in its decisions from a broad spectrum of experts to ensure that interdisciplinary research is adequately reviewed. Special mention is made of encouragement for interdisciplinary research in the Principles for Promotion and Tenure, but Emory's size and strong history of support for interdisciplinarity in hiring, retention, and funded programs speaks for itself.

Emory’s current strategic plan has identified six areas for growth, and all six are eligible for funding only insofar as they are interdisciplinary. This multi-million dollar expansion of programs began in 2005.


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