Provost's Annual Promotion and Tenure Memo
View the Provost's 2024 Promotion and Tenure Recommendations for Tenure-Stream Faculty memorandum.
Academic Personnel Workflow System (APWS)
The Academic Personnel Workflow System (APWS) is your tool for faculty and librarian personnel actions, such as applying for reappointment, promotion, tenure, or sabbatical leave.
The Academic Human Resources team offers several trainings throughout the year to help you learn how to better use APWS. Find out what sessions are coming up next.
What Is the Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Process?
Please note that all promotion and tenure cases require external reviewers; most reappointment cases do not. The process of creating an application that requires external reviewers typically begins months before the file will be submitted at the department level. Candidates should work with their department chair/heads to plan for the submission.
In-Depth User Guides
Change in Tenure Decision Year (TDY)
Pre-tenure faculty may apply for a change to their tenure-decision year in certain circumstances. For more information, please consult Section 6.2 of the Academic Personnel Policy (Red Book) and Article 27 in the MSP contract.
Template Letters for the Solicitation of External Reviewers
Need Assistance?
For APWS system-related questions, please contact the APWS Support Line at @email.
For policy-related questions, please contact Academic Human Resources at academic.hr@umass.edu.