Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee

 

The Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee recommends promotion or appointment with tenure and selects Hilldale Award recipients and Hilldale Lecture speakers.

The Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee meetings are held during the academic year on Thursdays, starting at 1:30 p.m.

All materials for a tenure case must be received by noon on the deadline preceding each meeting. If more cases are submitted than can be accommodated at a particular meeting, the divisional committee chair will consider factors such as reviewer availability and the urgency of the decision when determining which cases to postpone for review at a future meeting.

2026-2027 Meeting Dates & Submission Deadlines

Meeting                         Deadline (by noon)
September 10              August 13
October 8                     September 10
November 12                October 8
December 10                November 12
January 21                     December 10
February 11                    January 21
March 11                          February 11
April 8                             March 11
May 13                             April 8

For tenure guidelines, the tenure checklist, and the annual letter from the divisional committee chair please see here.

For other references such as peer teaching evaluations, how to document outreach & extension, etc. please see Documenting Scholarship.

Tenure documents must be submitted electronically to the Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee via Box.

To submit a tenure dossier, please email the following information to divisional@secfac.wisc.edu to receive a Box folder for uploading:

  • Candidate’s name
  • Candidate’s faculty division
  • Submitter’s name
  • Submitter’s email address
  • Submitter’s NetID

The Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee consists of twelve members elected by the divisional faculty. To see the current membership, go to Committee Tracker (requires NetID login).

The standing procedures for the Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee can be found here.