1. THE Tenure Process: Outside Letters
Prof. Candida Brush
Franklin W. Olin Chair
Vice Provost- Global Entrepreneurial Leadership
Babson College
Bodo Graduate School & Dublin City University
January 2018

2. Outside Letters WHY outside letters?
Independent evaluation of scholarly work
WHO is invited?
Those in the field who know the area and can evaluate the quality and contributions of your work fairly and objectively
At least Associate or Full
One international preferred
Associate editors or editors; credible publication record

3. Outside Letters WHO is NOT invited? Co-authors
Dissertation Committee members
Multiple professors from one school
Friends
Those outside research area
Objective is to have “independent” evaluators
** we keep track of number asked, those that decline & why they decline

4. Outside Letters HOW outside evaluators selected?
Candidate’s suggestions
Senior faculty
DOF
Those you have cited
Editors and review boards of journals where you have published

5. Outside Letters Process Invitation by email
Sometimes a phone call with evaluators
Materials sent 2-3 months before the deadline
Letter with details about Babson’s tenure process
Research statement
2-4 samples of published scholarly materials CV

6. Outside Letters What Outside Evaluators will Do:
Read everything carefully
Personal statement- what is your research identity?
Analyze CV- gaps, journal quality (impact factors), # pubs, # presentations, work in process, solo and joint authored, 1st authored, citation counts, teaching load, teaching ratings, other
Compare to others who graduated in the same year
Compare to others who are at similar schools

7. Outside Letters What YOU can Do Friendly reviews of your papers
Present at conferences
Go to presentations of those doing similar work
Work on your personal statement, get lots of feedback and make sure it is a well crafted document
Be clear about your research identity in your PS
Make sure your CV has no mistakes