No, apparently an associate professor looking for tenure. I don't think this will help. Whatever the committee thinks within itself it does NOT help to give the U a public black eye in the sight of donors.
My two cents.
In the Kansas Regents system, an associate professor has attained tenure and a promotion from assistant professor (assuming they began their track there). Typically, an assistant professor is given 6 years to apply and successfully attract the support of his/her fellow dept faculty and upper administration (through publishing, teaching reviews, etc) to advance to associate professor.
Sometimes, people are hired as an associate professor with no tenure. Under this scenario, they may proceed for tenure after a 3 year period or so. These hires are normally hired from an institution where they were already tenured. But, in a new system, they must still undergo all of the necessary paperwork and document their accomplishments at the “new” institution.
There are no guarantees for attaining full professorship. I know people who have never been able to attract the support to move forward from their associate rank. On the other hand, I know of several people who have advanced quite rapidly (4 - 6 years) post attainment of their associate ranking. These individuals are highly productive and respected by their peers at the institution and across the country.
I am a professor at K-State and so, I think I know a little bit about how this game is played. Please don’t cast all of us professors in the same pot. There are many people in the agricultural fields that are conservative in nature. I am well known in my dept for being an especially strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment.
MFO
“No, apparently an associate professor looking for tenure. I don’t think this will help. Whatever the committee thinks within itself it does NOT help to give the U a public black eye in the sight of donors.”
Anyone who is stupid enough to make such a public statement while hoping to achieve tenure... probably is not going to achieve it.