Three Abington faculty were promoted to professor:
To be promoted to professor, an individual must possess a terminal degree or its equivalent in organized research or professional practice and provide evidence of a substantial record of advanced research and/or creative work and of leadership in their field of specialization. This rank is reserved for persons of proven stature in teaching and/or research.
Six Abington faculty were promoted to associate professor:
In order to earn promotion to associate professor, a faculty member must provide evidence of an established reputation in scholarly, artistic, or professional achievement and possess a terminal degree or its equivalent in organized research or professional practice.
Christina Riehman-Murphy was promoted to associate librarian.
Four Abington faculty were promoted to assistant teaching professor:
Promotion to assistant teaching professor can be earned by possessing a terminal degree or its equivalent in an academic field related to an indiviudual's teaching specialization or alternatively a master's degree or its equivalent in an academic field related to their teaching specialization. The person must have demonstrated ability as a teacher and adviser and must have shown evidence of professional growth, scholarship, and/or mastery of subject matter.
Three Abington faculty were promoted to associate teaching professor:
The associate teaching professor should possess a terminal degree in an academic field related to their teaching specialization, must have demonstrated ability as a teacher and adviser, and must have shown evidence of professional growth, scholarship, and/or mastery of subject matter. Alternatively, the person should possess a master's degree or its equivalent in an academic field related to their teaching specialization, must have demonstrated exceptional ability as a teacher and adviser while in the rank of senior lecturer or instructor, and must have shown evidence of professional growth, scholarship, and/or mastery of subject matter at a level of distinction.
Jamie Howard was promoted to teaching professor in biology.
The teaching professor should possess a terminal degree in an academic field related to their teaching specialization, must have demonstrated exceptional ability as a teacher and adviser while in the rank of associate teaching professor, and must have shown evidence of professional growth, scholarship, and/or mastery of subject matter at a level of distinction beyond that of the associate teaching professor.
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