Hi comrades,

My professor emailed me today talking about how he is on tenure track and is now under review to extend his path to tenure. This is a normal process and part of it that would help the review committee is getting letters of experiences from students. He gave me a list of things that I should mention which I will when I write it (my experiences with his lectures, impact on my academics, anything specific that he helped with, etc.).

My only issue, and it’s not really an issue, is that I’ve never done anything like this before and was wondering if anyone else had had this experience and would be willing to share some tips on how to go about this. Even if you’ve never had to do an academic support letter I would still appreciate any advice.

Is there a way I should structure this? Do I address the committee? They have no official name, just the “review committee,” so should I start by saying something like “dear Review Committee”?

I was told that not writing a letter would not impact my grades or professional relationship with my professor, but I want to do it as it’s great practice for me and I want the committee to know just how great this professor is.

Thanks for your help!