Discipline Specific Guidelines
In May, 2010, the Whitman College faculty approved a motion that required academic departments and invited interdisciplinary programs to “develop and submit to the Committee of Division Chairs scholarship guidelines that are appropriate to specific areas of academic inquiry.” The rationale for this motion indicated that these guidelines are intended to serve three purposes, as follows:
- They may be of assistance to candidates for contract renewal, tenure, and promotion by helping them appreciate what is involved in fulfilling the criteria in the Faculty Handbook under the heading of “Excellence in Professional Activity.”
- They may be of assistance to those writing letters on behalf of candidates, especially with respect to assessments of professional activity.
- They may offer guidance to the Personnel Committee as it reviews materials submitted by candidates for contract renewal, tenure, and promotion.
Anthropology Scholarship Guidelines
Art (Studio) Scholarship Guidelines
Art History and Visual Cultures Studies Scholarship Guidelines
Astronomy Scholarship Guidelines
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (BBMB)
Biology Scholarship Guidelines
Chemistry Scholarship Guidelines
Chinese Scholarship Guidelines
Classics Scholarship Guidelines
Computer Science Scholarship Guidelines
Economics Scholarship Guidelines
English Scholarship Guidelines
Film and Media Studies Scholarship Guidelines
Foreign Languages and Literature Scholarship Guidelines
General Studies: Writing and Composition Guidelines
Geology Scholarship Guidelines
History Scholarship Guidelines
Japanese Scholarship Guidelines
Mathematics & Statistics Scholarship Guidelines
Philosophy Scholarship Guidelines
Physics Scholarship Guidelines
Politics Scholarship Guidelines
Psychology Scholarship Guidelines
Religion Scholarship Guidelines
Rhetoric Studies Scholarship Guidelines
Sociology Scholarship Guidelines