Promotion Review Committee

The University Promotion Review Committee (PRC) consists of the Provost–Camden, the Provost–New Brunswick, the Provost–Newark, one Provost–Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and eight faculty members at or above the rank of Professor I. The Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, as chair of the PRC, is its sole spokesperson and presides without vote except in the event of a tie of the voting members.

The PRC advises the president from a universitywide perspective on appointments, reappointments, and promotions involving the award of tenure and on promotions to or within the tenured ranks. The PRC examines the evidence in each case in relation to the university’s established criteria to assure the president that the prior levels of review had integrity and that the highest universitywide standards of quality have been applied.

The PRC members meet each Wednesday during the spring semester to discuss their assessments of the evidence and make a recommendation concerning each proposed action. These recommendations are then sent to the president who reviews them and submits them to the Board of Governors for final approval. All recommendations for actions involving tenure must be presented at the April Board of Governors meeting, with the remaining cases going to the June board meeting.

The procedures for Faculty Personnel Actions are outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.5.5. The criteria for Academic Appointments, Reappointments, and Promotions can be found in Rutgers Policy 60.5.14.

Promotion Review Committee Members AY 2025–2026

PROVOSTS

Jeff Carson
Provost
Rutgers Health–New Brunswick
Department of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jason Geary
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Department of Music
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Rutgers–New Brunswick

Sandra Richtermeyer 
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Rutgers–Camden
School of Business–Camden

Jeffrey Robinson
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Rutgers–Newark
Department of Management & Global Business
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick 

FACULTY MEMBERS

D. Carol Byrd-Bredbenner
Distinguished Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers–New Brunswick

Jon C. Dubin
Distinguished Professor 
Rutgers School of Law–Camden and Newark 

JIm Goodman
Distinguished Professor
Department of English
School of Arts and Sciences–Newark
Rutgers–Newark

Benjamin J. Justice
Distinguished Professor
Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration
Graduate School of Education
Rutgers–New Brunswick 

Louis P. Masur
Distinguished Professor
Department of American Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers–New Brunswick

Athina Petropulu
Distinguished Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
Rutgers–New Brunswick

Benedetto Piccoli
University Professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden
Rutgers–Camden

Ann Stock
Distinguished Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers Health/CABM

CHAIR
Keena Arbuthnot
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chief Academic Officer 

STAFF
Angela Mullis
Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs
Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs 

SUPPORT
Jude McLane
Director for Faculty Affairs and Administration
Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs