2.2. TENURE

Tenure is defined in board policy and protects academic freedom. This status is awarded to a junior tenure-track faculty member after serving a successful probationary period that is typically six years, to a senior faculty member with previously demonstrated academic excellence who maintains excellence for a shorter probationary period, to a senior faculty member of outstanding academic excellence who was tenured at the institution from which recruited, or to a senior faculty member who is assuming a senior administrative position at the time of appointment and was tenured at the institution from which recruited. Additional information about tenure is found in Chapter 3 of this Handbook.