The Social Sciences Divisional Committee recommends promotion or appointment with tenure, selects Hilldale Award recipients and Hilldale Lecture speakers, and selects the Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award recipient.
Tenure documents must be submitted electronically to the Social Sciences 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
Letter from Divisional Committee Chair
Tenure Guidelines
Tenure Guidelines with Changes Highlighted
Checklist of Materials for Tenure Recommendation
Checklist for Full Professor Hires (Streamlined Cases)
For other references such as peer teaching evaluations, how to document outreach & extension, etc. please see Documenting Scholarship.
The Social Sciences Divisional Committee meetings are held during the academic year on Wednesdays, 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.
2025-2026 Deadlines & Meeting Dates
| Meeting Date | Submission Deadline - by noon | Note |
|---|---|---|
| September 10 | August 13 | |
| October 15 | September 10 | |
| November 12 | October 15 | |
| December 10 | November 12 | |
| January 21 | December 10 | |
| February 11 | January 21 | |
| March 11 | February 11 | Final deadline for promotion cases that have time remaining on the tenure clock beyond spring semester. |
| April 15 | March 11 | Final deadline for 6th-year promotion cases. |
| May 13 | April 15 | No promotion cases can be submitted for this date. |
The Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences Divisional Committee can be found here.