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...circumstances into account I considered myself competitive,” he says. “Although I still thought, as any sensible person would, that the odds were against me.” Berkowitz’s department nominated him and a colleague, Bonnie Honig, for tenure review in fall of 1996. In April 1997, both professors were informed that then-University President Neil L. Rudenstine had denied them tenure, despite the Government department’s endorsement...
...When I received the decision my first reaction was ‘came close, too bad.’” says Berkowitz, who later claimed that misconduct had occurred during his tenure review. With the advice and support of Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson, Berkowitz appealed using Harvard’s internal grievance procedures. In a formal grievance to Dean Knowles and the elected members of the Docket Committee in early 1999, Berkowitz alleged that four of the five members of the ad hoc committee assembled to advise Rudenstine “showed bias, conflict...
...When departments weigh possible candidates, junior professors are considered alongside these senior scholars, who often have a head start: they’ve been in the field longer and often already have tenure at other universities. The timing of tenure review can also be problematic for junior faculty in terms of their personal lives. “For the intellectual vitality of the University, I think it’s very good to recruit young faculty,” says Lisa L. Martin, senior advisor to the dean of FAS. At 34, Martin was one of the youngest women...
...survey conducted by the American Association of Universities (AAUP) based on 2005 data showed that Harvard had the lowest percentage of tenure-track Professors in the Ivy League, at 56.6 percent. Without a tenured position, associate and assistant professors’ time at Harvard is capped at eight years. Review is usually only offered in the penultimate year of a tenure-track professor’s term. Even with the possibility of tenure review ahead, the long process and lack of a guarantee can lead restless professors to hop off the faculty roster early...
...department then drafts search letters that list the candidate’s name along with four or five comparable professors. After a review from the Office of Academic Affairs, the letters are sent to prominent tenured scholars in the field of the candidate who are asked to rank the names in order of perceived accomplishment and potential. These letters can often be “blind,” lacking any indication of which contender Harvard is actually considering...