USC nixes student evaluations as part of tenure review - Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

In a dramatic shift in faculty assessment, University of Southern California Provost Michael Quick announced that student evaluation of teaching (SETs) will no longer be an element of tenure and promotion review at the institution, Inside Higher Ed reported. Multiple studies suggest that student evaluation inherently favors white men over women and minority faculty members. USC said it will continue to use student assessment to help professors improve their instructional design, and to shape their teaching reflection statements that will remain a part of tenure review protocols. Student assessments will also be redesigned to gauge student engagement and personal responsibility taken within a course. According to Inside Higher Ed, students now will be asked about the number of hours they dedicated to course study, engagement with the professor outside of class time, and their approaches to learning course material in independent study. https://www.educationdive.com/news/usc-nixes-student-evaluations-as-part-of-tenure-review/524163/