Tenure-track Reappointment and Promotion

The following information is intended to serve as a resource to guide the reappointment, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes in CALS. The Senior Associate Deans in the college are responsible for administering the process and are available to assist.

The materials regarding CALS professorial reappointment, promotion, and tenure (RPT) are gathered and sent by your unit to your Senior Associate Dean via the Interfolio RPT tool. The Interfolio RPT tool mirrors the the processes outlined in the guideline documentation below. Reference CALS OIT's Interfolio RPT resource page for training and support information.  Please work with your Senior Associate Deans' assistant if the Interfolio tool cannot be used in your unit.

• Login to CALS Interfolio RPT
• CALS Interfolio RPT Resource Page (including upcoming training sessions, guides, videos, training resources by role, workflow, CALS dossier tool, and support resources)
• CALS Dossier Tool

Timelines & Guidelines

• Timeline for Professorial Promotions [this link has been disabled; see sections below for link to PDF timelines]
• Guidelines for Reappointment to Assistant Professor    [3-year TT Reappointment packages are due in the SrAD office 3 months prior to term date]
  • Comparison of content (bookmarks) between Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure and Reappointment to Assistant Professor Dossiers  
• Guidelines for Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure and Tenure Only for Untenured Associate Professor and Professor     [Timeline: printable PDF]*
• Streamlined Process Memo - for pre-hire tenure when new hire had tenure at their previous institution. Faculty vote for hire and tenure should be done at the same meeting. Dossier not required; hiring materials are used instead.
• Guidelines for Promotion to Full Professor    [Timeline: printable PDF]*
• Comparison of content (bookmarks) between Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure and Promotion to Full Professor Dossiers

Additional Information

• A Short Guide to the Tenure Process from the Cornell Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
• Expectations of College Administration
• Packet Items for External Reviewers
• Ad Hoc Committee Guidelines - Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure and Tenure Only for Newly-Hired Associate Professor and Professor

*Submission deadlines in all Cornell colleges are driven by the university tenure and promotion timelines:
                         Deans' Dossier Schedule 2023-24
                         Dean's Dossier Schedule 2024-25