APPENDIX 12a
Promotion from Assistant Professor without Tenure to Associate Professor with Tenure
TEMPLATE LETTER INFORMING CANDIDATE OF
AN ADVERSE PROMOTION RECOMMENDATION
[date]
Dear Professor [name]:
[I/We] regret to inform you that the College of LSA has not recommended you to the
Provost for promotion to the rank of associate professor with tenure at the University of
Michigan. This decision will be reviewed by the Provost.
If the Provost endorses the College’s decision, your contract with the University of
Michigan will expire on May 31, 2016. The [Unit(s)] however, can offer you a one-year
“terminal” contract for the university year 2016-2017. Please let [me/us] know by May
1, 2016, if you would like to exercise this option.
[I/We] would like to discuss your situation with you. Please come in at your earliest
convenience.
Sincerely,
[chair’s/director's name]
[title]
chair’s/director's name, if joint]
[title]
cc: Divisional Associate Dean
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