Clarification: NSF who undergo an academic review under the provisions of this section must be allowed to respond to the evaluation produced by the department-level review committee. The NSF may submit a written response to the committee’s evaluation that must be included in the academic review file before it is forwarded to the final decision-maker. This differs from the review for initial Continuing Appointments, where NSF may include written comments as part of their file, but they do not have the express right under the MOU to respond to the conclusions of the initial evaluative committee before the file is advanced to the final decision-maker.