Read on the site that shall not be named:

Our facultyboard #BSS #UniversityGroningen has decided to extend promotion right to associate professors - as a recognition for the role they play in supervising PhD students.

Rightfully so! The next step is starting to recognise Assistant professors who supervise PhD students as grown-ups as well.

Yay for @doctinak and @YAGroningen who lobbied for this!

#DitchHierarchyInAcademia