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1. Term Appointments. Review committees appointed by the Dean recommend appointments, reappointments, and promotions to the Governing Board, composed of all tenured faculty in the School. An appointment approved by the Governing Board is forwarded to the Provost, who reviews it; if approved, the recommendation is forwarded to the Corporation. 2. Tenure Appointments. Review committees appointed by the Dean recommend appointments and promotions to the Governing Board. An appointment recommended by the Board is forwarded to the Provost. Recommendation on appointments to tenure will be made by the Provost with the advice of the School's Standing Advisory and Appointments Committee (SAAC). The Provost will forward approved recommendations to the Corporation. 3. Visiting Fellows. A limited number of professors, ministers, priests, and other appropriate persons may be appointed as visiting fellows for a semester or an academic year. Visiting fellows are not members of the faculty, but they are entitled to use the University libraries, consult with members of the faculty, and audit Divinity School courses. (See Section XV.C.3 .)
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