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As I mentioned in my remarks at a recent faculty meeting, in consultation with colleagues across the provost/dean of the faculty division, I have been reviewing the structures and processes involved in many of the academic-adjacent areas of the division.

I am pleased to announce the appointments of two new division directors: Yukari Hirata, Harrington and Shirley Drake Professor of Japanese and Linguistics, will lead the Division of Arts and Humanities (AHUM) and Rob Nemes, Charles A. Dana Professor of History, will lead the Division of Social Sciences (SOSC) beginning July 1, 2024.

In my role as ADoF, I have received a number of inquiries over the past several months regarding the timing for pre-tenure comprehensive review and tenure review. The goal of this memo is to make transparent the policies that may impact this timing, so that pre-tenure faculty and their mentors are better informed about their options.

Thank you for your time and attention during the first faculty meeting of the new year. It was a pleasure to speak with all of you regarding the new NAGPRA Regulations and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s institutional compliance.

I am honored to announce that at their meeting on January 27, 2024, the Board of Trustees formally and enthusiastically approved two resolutions: that the faculty members listed immediately below be granted continuous tenure and be promoted to the rank of associate professor, and that the associate professors in the following list be promoted to full professor.

In fall 2023, the Academic Affairs Board instituted changes in the processes associated with students withdrawing from a course at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

For anyone intending to propose a new course to the Curriculum Committee, please read on. The New Course Proposal Form has been updated to reflect the changes to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Core Curriculum.

All tenure-track and tenured faculty members are invited to apply for Research Council Major Grants and Scholarly Leaves for the academic year 2024–25.

As a component of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our campus, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø joined the Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD)

We are writing to solicit applications for three course development programs for the 2024–25 academic year that are supported by the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty (PDoF).