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...this is the extent of Faculty involvement; the final decision is left to Rudenstine with input from Knowles and the ad hoc committee...
Despite the careful scrutiny within the department, 15 percent of the cases that go before the ad hoc committee--that is, cases endorsed by the department--still do not result in a tenure offer...
Rudenstine's many responsibilities for each tenure case include sitting on the ad hoc committee, reviewing the entire tenure dossier and making the final decision...
Furthermore, the step of the ad hoc committee, intended to provide "expert" evaluation of the candidate's scholarly work, may have little marked effect...
...hoc members do not always reach a consensus, for Knowles says the committee is almost always made up of some supporters and some detractors of the candidate. Since the committee does not vote, there is often no clear indication as to how the president should decide...