Faculty Handbook
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The University of Michigan Faculty Handbook
The Faculty Handbook provides information about a wide range of matters, including general University principles and practices, the ins and outs of faculty appointments, tenure, faculty governance, support available for faculty, and many more topics. Send notifications of broken links or requests for corrections to [email protected]. Updated February 2024.
Faculty Handbook Overview
A short introduction to the handbook as a resource.
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- Preface
- Fundamental Tenets of Membership in the University Community
- Diversity and Nondiscrimination
- Administrative Structure
- 3.A General Principles
- 3.B Regents
- 3.C President and Executive Officers
- 3.D The Office of the Provost (Ann Arbor Campus)
- 3.E Chancellors (UM Flint and UM Dearborn)
- 3.F Faculty/Governing Faculty
- 3.G Deans and Directors (Ann Arbor Campus)
- 3.H Executive Committees
- 3.I Academic Units
- 3.J Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
- 3.K University of Michigan Libraries and Museums (Ann Arbor Campus)
- 3.L Institutes and Centers
- Faculty Roles in Governance
- 4.A General Principles
- 4.B Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance at the University of Michigan Second Edition (2008)
- 4.C Unit-Level Faculty Governance Structures
- 4.D The Structure of Central Faculty Governance (Bylaws 4.01-4.08)
- 4.E Central Faculty Governance Committees
- Appointments
- 5.A General Principles
- 5.B Criteria for Appointment and Promotion of Instructional Faculty
- 5.C Instructional Faculty: Classifications
- 5.D Research Faculty
- 5.E Librarians, Archivists, and Curators
- 5.F Types of Appointments
- 5.G Appointments: Other Considerations
- 5.H Termination of Appointments
- 5.I Resignations and Retirements
- 5.J Status of Appointments When Academic Programs are Discontinued
- 5.K Non-reappointment of Instructional Faculty
- 5.L Reduction in Force/Termination
- 5.M Cessation of Funding for Appointments Supported by Grants and Contracts
- 5.N Termination for Cause
- Tenure
- 6.A General Principles
- 6.B Criteria for Tenure
- 6.C Tenure Probationary Period (“Tenure Clock”)
- 6.D Extensions of the Probationary Period for Childbearing, Dependent Care, or Medical Leave
- 6.E Pre-tenure Reviews for Tenure-track Faculty
- 6.F Non-reappointment of Tenure-track Faculty
- 6.G Guidelines Related to Tenure Reviews
- 6.H Joint Appointments
- 6.I Partial Appointments
- 6.J Tenure: Campus Location
- 6.K Professional Responsibilities
- 6.L Termination for Cause
- 6.M Applicability of Tenure to Research Faculty, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Clinical Faculty
- Scholarship and Research
- 7.A General Principles
- 7.B Scholarship and Research Support for Faculty
- 7.C Norms, Policies, and Regulations Guiding Scholarship and Research
- 7.D Resources for the Support of Scholarship, Research, and Other Creative Activity
- 7.E Sponsored Projects
- 7.F Intellectual Property and Innovation Partnerships
- 7.G International Initiatives
- Teaching and Faculty Interactions with Students
- Faculty as Representatives of the University/ Service
- 9.A General Principles
- 9.B Government Relations
- 9.C Communications and Media Relations
- 9.D Faculty Statements
- 9.E Working Outside the University
- 9.F Lobbying
- 9.M Compliance in Health Care
- 9.L Use of the University Seal, University Wordmark, Block M, and Other Logos
- 9.G Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Commitment
- 9.H Fundraising and Gifts to the University
- 9.I Product Endorsements
- 9.J Questionnaires
- 9.K Use of University Equipment and Property
- Resolution of Disputes
- 10.A General Principles
- 10.B Informal Departmental Resolution
- 10.C Informal School or College Resolution
- 10.D Ombuds
- 10.E Mediation Services
- 10.F Services for Faculty and Staff Counseling and Consultation
- 10.G Formal Grievance Procedures
- 10.H SACUA Faculty Hearing Committee
- 10.I Resources Outside the University
- Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct
- University Records, Privacy, and Access to Information
- Faculty Awards
- Compensation and Budgetary Procedures
- 14.A General Principles
- 14.B Budget Procedures
- 14.C Salary Payments
- 14.D Base Salaries
- 14.E Merit Increases
- 14.F Salary Structure for Librarians, Archivists, and Curators
- 14.G Additional Faculty Compensation
- 14.H Overtime Compensation
- 14.I Remote Location Compensation
- 14.J Unemployment Compensation
- 14.K Voluntary Withholding of Services
- 14.L Worker’s Compensation
- Benefits, Services, and Support
- Leaves, Absences, Holidays, Vacations, and University Closures
- University Travel and Reimbursement
- Campus Health and Safety
- Retirement, Emeritus/Emerita Status
- Technology and Communications
- Additional Resources
- 21.A General Principles
- 21.B Alumni/Alumnae
- 21.C Ann Arbor
- 21.D Bookstores
- 21.G Cultural Collections Council
- 21.H Cultural Events and Programming
- 21.I Information
- 21.J International Center
- 21.K Libraries
- 21.L Lost and Found
- 21.M Mail Service
- 21.N Maintenance
- 21.O Museums and Galleries
- 21.P Natural Areas
- 21.M Mail Service
- 21.N Maintenance
- 21.O Museums and Galleries
- 21.P Natural Areas
- 21.Q Observatories and Planetariums
- 21.R Printing, Graphic Design, and Photography
- 21.S Publications
- 21.U Sports and Recreational Resources
- 21.V Transportation
- 21.W University of Michigan Press
- Acronyms