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The CCNY Theatre Department Chairwoman, Professor  Jennifer Tuttle, continuously dismissed my allegations that The CCNY guidelines were being ignored during tenure/promotion reviews. Her written responses always stated that she and my colleagues  follow the guidelines so there is no need to codify our procedures. In June 2nd 2023 she wrote to me:

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"…As I've mentioned in a previous email to you, Tenure and Promotions Guidelines are established by the College, and individual Departments aren't authorized to establish their own criteria. As per the previous email, here are links the governance documents which highlight this…”

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I will cite below three instances in which Professor Tuttle disregarded the CCNY tenure/promotion guidelines in her own 2019 tenure/promotion cv.

THE FIRST INSTANCE

 The CCNY tenure/promotion guidelines state that:

"Only articles and books that have been published or accepted for publication should be grouped as follows... If a book is under consideration or under contract with a publisher, relevant supporting documentation must be supplied..."

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Theatrical stage and film productions are obviously equivalent to the publication of books for other departments. Therefore, like books, films that are submitted for tenure/promotion should have contracted dates when they will be completed, released, and/or distributed.

 

In her 2019 tenure/promotion cv Professor Tuttle asserts that her film, THE THREE METAMORPHOSES, will be released in the “Summer of 2020.”

 

 

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Professor Tuttle blatantly  ignored the spirit of  the CCNY tenure/promotion guidelines when she lied about the status of her film because it is now November 2023 and its IMBD page states that THE THREE METAMORPHOSES is still in ”post production.” Her film has not been released or distributed.

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THE SECOND INSTANCE

 

Books: co-authors (if any), indication of the candidate’s role or percentage contribution, title, publisher and date. If a book is under consideration or under contract with a publisher, relevant supporting documentation must be supplied.

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Professor Tuttle submitted the the following publication in her 2019 tenure/promotion cv:

 

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In spite of the fact that her book was being released weeks after we deliberated about her tenure/promotion case, the committee was not allowed to see a copy of this text to discern the percentage of Professor Tuttle's contribution to the book.

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THE THIRD INSTANCE

 

The CCNY Tenure/promotion guidelines state that:

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Creative works should include:

Description of works to be evaluated by external reviewers, if appropriate.

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