The Kansas Board of Regents will consider requiring the six state universities, including Fort Hays State University, Hays, to put in place procedures for conducting periodic performance reviews for tenured faculty members.

Board of Regents Vice Chairman Fred Logan said faculty would be part of planning the process for “post-tenure” reviews and he envisions them being conducted by the faculty members’ peers.

“I think that post-tenure review — when it’s done by faculty and by university leaders, it’s a very affirming process for tenured professors,” Logan said. “It is a way to really improve what they’re doing.”

Logan said the regents could consider the policy at their December meeting but he doesn’t expect it to be implemented until at least next year.

Faculty members who earn tenure generally are protected from dismissal except for adequate cause, unless a program is discontinued or a financial emergency occurs.

Logan said he has no interest in weakening tenure protections and he did not want the regents to impose a policy without faculty input.