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First Name PEARL
Last Name COHEN
Decision Date 7/7/1987
Docket Number BOR1-86-247-2
ALJ SK
Respondent WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
Employment Type HE
Job Title ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Topics PROMOTION/TENURE
Primary Issues Evaluative Criteria
Outcome DENIED
Statutes Policy 36;18-26-8c
Related Cases CLARKE V. BOR; NORTON V. STONE; SIU V. JOHNSON
Keywords
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis THE WVU FACULTY HANDBOOK PROVIDES THAT RANK AND TENURE ARE OFFICIALLY SEPARATE EXCEPT THAT INSTRUCTORS CONTINUING IN RANK MAY NOT BE AWARDED TENURE. HOWEVER, THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT NORMALLY AWARD TENURE TO FACULTY MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT BEING PROMOTED TO OR ARE ALREADY AT THE RANK OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OR HIGHER. THE GENERAL EVALUATIVE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE SECTION 'AWARDING OF TENURE' PROVIDES A BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A FACULTY MEMBER FOR ADVANCEMENT.

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