Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.36
Liaison Shane Stennes
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
ER-19: Interdisciplinary Research in Tenure and Promotion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Shane Stennes
Director of Sustainability
University Services
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Does the institution's treatment of interdisciplinary research meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description or a copy of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
The University of Minnesota's policy on faculty tenure specifically acknowledges interdisciplinary work and states that it may be a relevant consideration by departments in decisions on conferral of tenure. As an example, the Department of Civil Engineering states in their tenure and promotion criteria "The CE department encourages interdisciplinary work, and will consider both disciplinary and interdisciplinary work similarly in the P&T process."

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