A&S Department Chairs Information
Welcome! This page is intended to provide resources and guidance to A&S Department Chairs and Program Directors. For assistance in accessing the resources below, please email Erin.Sullivan@tufts.edu or Erin.Buckley@tufts.edu.
Department chair meetings are held in the School of Arts and Sciences and in the School of Engineering on a separate schedule. A comprehensive calendar of these and other meetings, as well as important dates and deadlines for 2026-2027, is available below.
See the Secretary of the Faculty events calendar for all AS&E faculty meetings.
See the Registrar's calendar for the full academic calendar and the religious/holy days calendar.
Resources for A&S Chairs and Directors
A&S Department Chairs and Program Directors New Chairs Orientation Resources
Who to Contact Cheat Sheet Workload Guidelines by Department
Guidelines for Department Chairs and Program Directors Mentoring Faculty Resources
Quick Links to Other Resources Tenure and Promotion Reference Documents for Chairs
*Last updated August 7, 2026. All italicized dates/events are to be confirmed
| Date | Event | Location/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2026 | A&S Department & Program Annual Reports due in Box | |
| September 1, 2026 2:45-5:00pm | First AS&E Faculty Meeting & Reception *see Secretary of the Faculty events calendar for all A&S and AS&E meetings | TBA |
| September 2, 2026 | New Student Orientation begins | |
| September 3, 2026 10:00am | Matriculation | |
| September 7, 2026 | Labor Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| September 8, 2026 | First day of classes | |
| September 9, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| September 15, 2026 | Assistant/Associate Teaching Professors notify chair of intent to apply for promotion | |
| September 25, 2026 | All A&S curricula changes to run in spring/summer 2026 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee | |
| October 1, 2026 | Academic leave reports from 25-26 due | |
| October 9, 2026 | Spring 2027 courses entered in SIS | |
| October TBD | Faculty Pop-up Pub (sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty) | |
| October 16, 2026 | Nominations for 2027 Honorary Degrees due | Link to Qualtrics TBA |
| October 30, 2026 | Summer 2027 courses entered in SIS | |
| October 2026 | Spring 2027 course textbooks entered in Bookstore Adoption Portal | |
| October-November 2026 | FY27 departmental budget forecast meetings | |
| November 18, 2025 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| November 8, 2026 | Written evaluation reports presented to full-time lecturers & teaching faculty in their second year, request written acknowledgement of receipt by November 15 | |
| November 10, 2026 | A&S Part-Time Faculty assignment sheets due in Box | |
| November 15, 2026 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of tenure-track faculty (2nd year review) and full-time lecturers & teaching faculty (2nd year) due in Box | |
| TBD | Spring 2027 low course enrollment petitions due | |
| December 15, 2026 | Applications for Academic Leaves due via Kuali Form & Professional Development Leaves due in Box Assistant/Associate Teaching Professors applying for promotion submit materials to department | |
| December 16, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| January 4, 2027 9:00am | Fall 2026 grades due | |
| January 14, 2027 | Present comprehensive reviews and evaluation reports to part-time lecturers in years 5 and above, request written acknowledgement of receipt by January 21 | |
| January 21, 2027 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of part-time lecturers in years 5 and above due in Box | |
| End of January 2027 | FY28 departmental budget requests due | |
| February 1, 2027 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of tenure-track faculty (4th year review) due in Box | |
| February 3, 2027 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| February 5, 2027 | All A&S curricula changes to run in fall 2027 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee | |
| February 19, 2027 | Fall 2027 courses entered in SIS | |
| March 1, 2027 | Tenure process for mandatory cases for 27-28 begins; deadline for non-mandatory and promotion cases to declare intent to apply | |
| March 10, 2027 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| March TBD | TBD 5-year hiring proposal review (pilot year: 24-25) | |
| March 15, 2027 | For Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion cases - ad hoc committee recommendation to department | |
| March TBD | AS&E committee elections | |
| March 31, 2027 | For Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion cases - department vote | |
| April 7, 2027 | Present comprehensive and annual reviews and evaluation reports to part-time lecturers in years 4 and below, and present written evaluation report to full-time lecturers & teaching faculty, request written acknowledgement of receipt by April 15 | |
| April 7, 2027 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| April 15, 2027 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of teaching faculty (part-time years 4 and below, and full-time) due in Box For Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion cases - chair's recommendation due with case materials in Interfolio | |
| End of April 2027 | Faculty updates due in Activity Insight AS&E committee preference survey due Part-time assignments for 27-28 due in Box | |
| May 17, 2027 9:00am | Degree candidates' spring grades due | |
| May 21, 2027 9:00am | Remaining grades due | |
| May 23, 2027 | Commencement | |