The following deadlines and due dates represent dates when schools and colleges must submit requests or reports to the Office of Academic Affairs. Deadlines and due dates within schools and colleges will precede these dates. Please refer to school or college procedures for internal deadlines.
| Oct. 1, 2025 | Retiring (retired): Complete list of full-time faculty who have retired since Commencement 2025 or who are planning to retire on or before January 1, 2026. Note those faculty under review for emeritus/a status or for whom emeritus/a status has already been granted. See reporting template in Teams. |
| Oct. 1, 2025 | Recommendations and dossiers for candidates under review for expedited* action (tenure and/or promotion). If approved by the Provost, these faculty will be presented for concurrence by the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees at the November 2025 meeting. See checklist. |
| Nov. 1, 2025 | Salary appeals: Materials for review by the Provost’s Faculty Salary Advisory Committee. See Salary Appeals Process. |
| Nov. 15, 2025 | Reappointment/tenure/promotion: List of faculty being considered for reappointment, tenure, and/or promotion in AY 2025-2026. For reappointment, include third-year (e.g., mid-term) reappointments and those for teaching professors, research professors, and professors of practice. See reporting template in Teams. |
| Nov. 15, 2025 | Leave of absence requests for Fall 2026 or AY 2026-2027. |
| Nov. 15, 2025 | Accepted offers by faculty candidates intending to start January 1, 2026. |
| Jan. 15, 2026 | Emeritus/a nominations for faculty who retired since January 1, 2025, or who are planning to retire on or before January 1, 2027. |
| Jan. 15, 2026 | Retiring (retired): Complete list of full-time faculty who have retired since January 1, 2026, or who are planning to retire by January 1, 2027. Note those faculty under review for emeritus/a status. See reporting template in Teams. |
| Feb. 15, 2026 | Recommendations and dossiers: For faculty completing tenure and/or promotion review and being presented to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees in May 2026. |
| March 1, 2026 | Candidate requests for tenure review: Forms will be submitted via email by candidate to Faculty Affairs. School and college administrators will be advised of those from whom we are expecting to receive forms based on current records by February 1, 2026. |
| March 15, 2026 | Leave of absence requests for Spring 2027. |
| March 15, 2026 | Recommendations and dossiers for candidates under review for expedited** action (tenure and/or promotion). If approved by the Provost, these faculty will be presented for concurrence by the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees at the May 2026 meeting. See checklist. |
| April 1, 2026 | Reappointment requests for teaching professors, research professors, and professors of practice whose appointments will expire at the end of AY 2025-2026 and who are subject to a two-semester notice provision specified in the Faculty Manual, Section 2.39. See letter templates in Teams. |
| April 1, 2026 | Reports and recommendations for tenure-track faculty who completed a third-year (e.g., mid-term) review in AY 2025-2026 and who are subject to 12-month notice provisions specified in the Faculty Manual, Section 2.39. Include reappointment requests. See letter templates in Teams. |
| TBD, late April 2026*** | Requests for permission to conduct a search to fill a position with the start date no earlier than July 1, 2027. See request template in Teams. |
| May 15, 2026 | Procedures for reappointment, tenure, and promotion review: Submit revised versions of all procedures related to faculty review during AY 2026-2027 (or confirm that no changes occurred since last submission). Include dates the document(s) were approved by the University Senate Appointment and Promotions Committee, if applicable. See Faculty Manual, Sections 2.25 and 2.36. |
| June 1, 2026 | Reports and recommendations for tenure-track faculty whose contract will not expire at the end of AY 2025-2026. |
| June 15, 2026 | School or college academic leadership: A complete list of department chairs, school directors, associate deans, and other academic leaders for AY 2026-2027. See reporting template in Teams. |
| July 15, 2026 | Accepted offers by faculty candidates intending to start August 24, 2026. |
*Expedited action can only be undertaken for existing faculty members, following school/college and University guidelines. Please see “Deadlines for Faculty Hires with Tenure: Appointments beginning August 2025” for additional information.
**Expedited action can only be undertaken for existing faculty members, following school/college and University guidelines. Please see “Deadlines for Hires with Tenure: Appointments beginning no later than August 2026” for additional information.
***Unexpected faculty hiring requests for anticipated start dates in FY28 can be submitted at any time, but hiring must be completed by the stated deadline.