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Last Revised July 2020 Faculty Handbook Ann Arbor Campus 2019-2021 Abridged Print Version (also available online) www.provost.umich.edu/faculty/handbook/ AbridgedFacultyHandbook Unabridged Online Version www.provost.umich.edu/faculty/handbook Preface to the Abridged Print Version The University of Michigan is one about key resources available to Bylaws of the Board of Regents, of the great public research faculty. the Standard Practice Guide universities of the United States, (SPG), the bylaws of the schools The University is a highly complex guided by the commitment and and colleges, and many other and decentralized institution. It vision of its Board of Regents, documents, some of which are would be virtually impossible to executive officers, deans, and, referenced in the handbook (see, capture in detail the many policies, importantly, by its faculty. Since http://spg.umich.edu/about/policy procedures, and information that the nineteenth century, the -hierarchy). Throughout the affect faculty, and to attempt to do University has provided a national handbook, references to so would duplicate many existing model of a complex, diverse, and authoritative sources of University resources. With this in mind, the comprehensive public institution of policy are provided. The handbook Office of the Provost provides the higher learning that supports is not intended to directly establish Faculty Handbook, both the excellence in research; provides or imply contractual obligations to unabridged and abridged versions, outstanding undergraduate, any faculty group or individual as a navigation aid. The reader is graduate, and professional faculty member. Official University given brief descriptions of existing education; and demonstrates policies may be revised at any time. policies, procedures, and resources, commitment to service through Unless otherwise stated, revised and referred to primary resources partnerships and collaborations University policies, when for more information. that extend to the community, approved, apply to University region, state, nation, and around This abridged faculty handbook, faculty and staff, regardless of their the world. which is produced for the initial appointment dates. convenience of those who prefer a Michigan’s position of leading Although the Faculty Handbook is summary document for reference, excellence in higher education rests written for Ann Arbor faculty, it contains information about policies on the outstanding quality of its includes information about and procedures affecting faculty at nineteen schools and colleges on University of Michigan-Dearborn the University of Michigan. The the Ann Arbor campus, as well as and University of Michigan- Flint. unabridged Faculty Handbook is on the national recognition of the Key differences among the available on-line at excellence of individual campuses are noted and some http://www.provost.umich.edu/fac departments and programs and on information about local resources ulty/handbook/. the many major scholarly and provided by the provosts on those creative contributions of its faculty. The abridged version contains the campuses has been included. The complete table of contents for the UM-Dearborn Faculty Handbook It is the University's goal to create a unabridged handbook and several Supplement is available online at climate that enables faculty to key chapters printed in full. It also http://www.umd.umich.edu/11790 focus their time and energy on includes a list of acronyms. 1/. 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However, the University of information to faculty about a wide (for example, the Standard Practice Michigan is a dynamic institution, range of administrative matters Guide references) are provided in constantly growing and changing. that include general University Portable Documents Format Some of the information will principles and practices, the ins (PDF). become out of date. Please contact and outs of faculty appointments, the Provost’s Office with questions tenure, faculty governance, and The Faculty Handbook is not, nor at (734) 764-9290. many more topics. In addition, the is it intended to be, a primary handbook provides information source of official University policy. Official policies are found in the Table of Contents SECTION I- Unabridged Chapters FUNDAMENTAL TENETS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY .....................................1 1.A FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION ........................................................................................... 1 1.B FUNDAMENTAL TENETS STATEMENT ............................................................................................................ 1 1.C SENATE ASSEMBLY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM ............................................................................... 2 1.D PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR FACULTY .................................................................................................... 3 DIVERSITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION ...............................................................................................5 2.A GENERAL PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.B UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND STATEMENTS ...................................................................................................... 5 2.B.1 REGENTAL STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ................................................................................ 5 2.B.2 VALUE OF DIVERSITY STATEMENT ...................................................................................................... 6 2.B.3 DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT POLICY ....................................................................................... 6 2.B.4 DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION POLICY .................................................................... 6 2.B.5 POLICY REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ............................................................................. 6 2.B.6 RELIGIOUS ACADEMIC CONFLICTS POLICY ........................................................................................... 6 2.B.7 SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY ........................................................................................................... 7 2.B.8 STANDARDS OF FACULTY CONDUCT ................................................................................................... 7 2.C ANN ARBOR CAMPUS RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 7 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................9 3.A GENERAL PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................................................ 9 3.B REGENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.C PRESIDENT