Section II.C: Terms of Faculty Appointment
The terms and conditions of every initial appointment shall be stated in writing and available to the faculty member before the commencement of duties. Any changes in the terms of the initial appointment must be stated in writing by the person with hiring authority and given to the faculty member.
The tenure status of each faculty member should be clearly stated in each contract. Appointment to any stated rank at Lewis & Clark does not carry with it the assumption that the position carries tenure or is tenure-track.
Tenure-Track Appointment Terms
A faculty member hired on “tenure track” is on probationary appointment and becomes eligible for consideration for tenure only if the faculty member completes the probationary period designated in the letter of appointment or subsequently negotiated with and approved by the appropriate dean. A tenure-track contract that is not renewed or extended automatically terminates upon the expiration of the stated period.
Appointments with Continuous Tenure
A faculty member granted tenure has a right to be reemployed for succeeding academic years until the faculty member resigns, retires, is discharged for cause, or is terminated or laid off as a result of a bona fide reduction in force for formal discontinuance of a program or department of instruction, as provided elsewhere in this Handbook.
Special-Status Appointment Terms
Instructional faculty hired in special-status positions will not be considered for tenure unless they are appointed to a tenure-track position through normal faculty search procedures. Special-status faculty may work full-time or part-time and are appointed for a specific period. Renewal is at the discretion of the College; special status appointments carry no guarantee of renewal.
Special appointments may be made without the usual search procedures but must be made in the spirit of equal employment opportunity. All special-status faculty are evaluated annually according to the standards of the school in which they teach.