Avoid the Top Seven Mistakes in Hiring, Promotion and Tenure
Personnel Hiring Decisions
It’s a minefield for colleges and universities looking to hire these days. 
Personnel decisions–from hiring to promotion to tenure–are being subject to ever-greater scrutiny.
And increasingly, the most contentious ones are resulting in litigation.
Debi Moon, J.D., and Rob Jenkins, M.A., take an indepth look at the rapidly changing landscape of higher-ed personnel issues as they show you how you can help keep your institution ahead of the curve.
In 75 minutes you’ll gain valuable insight on critical topics including:
- Position descriptions – guidelines for attracting the best candidates.
- Evaluations – writing them in ways that maintain flexibility for future actions.
- Adjuncts – best practices for hiring and skills development.
- Social networks – whether and when to use them in candidate evaluation.
- Academic freedom training – core principles, limits, and why it’s necessary for everybody.
- Promotion and tenure policies – keeping them current with shifting standards.
- Legal “danger zones” – where you’ll encounter them in personnel decisions.
- “Forbidden language” – what never to say in promotion or tenure discussions.
Who will benefit from this seminar:
- Virtually everyone on campus, administration and faculty
- College deans
- Provosts
- Department chairs
- Faculty
- Academic affairs personnel

Recorded: 1/14/2010
Running Time: 75 minutes
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![]() | Debi Moon, J.D. |
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