Providing Effective Faculty Feedback and Review: A Case Study from a Balanced Teaching, Research, and Service Setting

Douglas K. Barney, David M. Eplion 
(School of Business, Indiana University SE, USA)

Abstract: Faculty reviews are a fact of life at most universities. These reviews can be mandatory or optional; be based on teaching, research or service; occur annually, less often, or only when triggered by some event or lack thereof; and be supportive or punitive. This article examines the myriad faculty reviews at one Midwest University with the intent to start a discussion on the basic question of whether faculty reviews are effective or over-used. To help guide this study, the researchers also use best practices from the employee feedback literature to analyze the effectiveness of the school’s current review processes.

Key words: faculty review, feedback, promotion and tenure