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Number of letters required for professor in the practice appointments and promotions in the FAS
Professor in the Practice | |||
Appointment/Promotion | Number of Letters Required | Arm's-Length* Letters Required | Fresh** Arm's-Length* Letters Required |
| Initial appointment/promotion to Professor in the Practice | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Reappointment as Professor in the Practice | N/A† | N/A | N/A |
*To qualify as arm's-length, a referee must not have been the candidate's teacher, mentor, advisor, or collaborator, and must not have a close personal relationship with the candidate.
**To qualify as fresh, a referee must not have written a letter for the candidate for a prior appointment or promotion at Yale.
†The relevant tenure and appointments committee (TAC) may determine that the solicitation of up to three referee letters internal or external to Yale are required for the reappointment review
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- FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
- FAS Dean's Office
- Physics
- FAS Dean of Humanities; Malcolm G. Chace '56 Professor of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies and English; Professor of American Studies; Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
- FAS Dean's Office
- Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (Program)
- English
- American Studies (Program)
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- Political Science