An amazing place for faculty UCLA is a world-class research university The University of California, Los Angeles is an institution The “Principles of that is firmly rooted in its land-grant mission of teaching, research, and public Community” statement service. The campus community is committed to discovery and innovation, was developed by the creative and collaborative achievements, debate and critical inquiry, in an open Chancellor’s Advisory and inclusive environment that nurtures the growth and development of all Group on Diversity, since faculty, students, administration and staff. These Principles of Community are vital for ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all members renamed the UCLA Council of the campus community and for serving as a guide for our personal and on Diversity & Inclusion, collective behavior. which is comprised of representatives from • We believe that diversity is critical to maintaining excellence in all of our endeavors. administration, faculty, • We seek to foster open-mindedness, understanding, compassion and staff, students, and alumni. inclusiveness among individuals and groups. For more information or • We are committed to ensuring freedom of expression and dialogue, in a to download copies of the respectful and civil manner, on the spectrum of views held by our varied statement, please see and diverse campus communities. • We value differences as well as commonalities and promote respect in www.diversity.ucla.edu personal interactions. • We affirm our responsibility for creating and fostering a respectful, cooperative, equitable and civil campus environment for our diverse campus communities. • We strive to build a community of learning and fairness marked by mutual respect. • We do not tolerate acts of discrimination, harassment, profiling or other conduct causing harm to individuals on the basis of expression of race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religious beliefs, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, or national origin among other personal characteristics. Such conduct violates UCLA’s Principles of Community and may result in imposition of sanctions according to campus policies governing the conduct of students, staff and faculty. • We acknowledge that modern societies carry historical and divisive biases based on race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, and religion, and we seek to promote awareness and understanding through education and research and to mediate and resolve conflicts that arise from these biases in our communities. 2 UCLA is a world-class research university and the most culturally diverse campus in the nation. It was recognized as one of the “New Ivies” by Newsweek, whose ranking placed UCLA on equal academic footing with prestigious Ivy League schools. Enhancing our excellence through diversity is one of UCLA’s top goals. In particular we seek to increase the diversity of our faculty to meet the needs of an increasingly multiethnic student body. UCLA is a public university that attracts, challenges and empowers outstanding students and faculty to collaborate in teaching, research and the creation of knowledge across an astounding range of inquiry and disciplines. At UCLA, multiple departments and schools occupy the top tier. Thirty-one academic departments rank among the top 20 in their fields, 13 among the top 10. Excellence resides across the board. Medicine, nursing, health care, law, economics, languages, theater, TV, film, science, education, and more. It is an accomplishment very few universities attain. With 44,000 faculty and students, UCLA is the largest university in the state of California. Through its big front door, it has educated 2012–13 ENROLLMENT more students than any other college in the state—nearly one in every 101 Californians UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE has earned a degree here. Female 55% 47% Male 45% 53% Its size is part of UCLA’s essence, part of its promise. 27,941 undergraduates and American Indian .6% .5% 13,400 graduate students drawn from 87 African American 4% 4% countries and 42 states. 4,000 faculty. 11 Hispanic 17% 9% professional schools. 5,000 courses taught. 109 Asian 36% 21% academic departments. 129 undergraduate White 29% 38% majors and 126 graduate programs. 800 International 10% 19% student organizations. UCLA’s size means Unknown 3% 8% that diversity is more than an ideal. It is a vibrant reality. Opportunity and possibility? Boundless. faculty.diversity.ucla.edu The many intersections between academic and personal obligations sometimes require institutional support or access ONLINE RESOURCES FOR to information. We provide information about and connection BALANCING WORK/LIFE to resources for dual academic career hiring, childcare, housing, UCLA DIVERSITY & FACULTY schooling and other work/life issues. DEVELOPMENT APM 760 faculty.diversity.ucla.edu/ benefits. Does not run concurrently with resources-for/work-life Faculty members who are birth mothers Pregnancy Disability Leave. are eligible for: UC FAMILY FRIENDLY SITE Parental Leave (APM 760-27-a) Up Childbearing Leave for up to 6 weeks http://ucop.edu/academic- to 1 year full-time or part-time unpaid personnel/programs-and- paid leave. parental leave. In summary, a birth initiatives/family-friendly- If full-time appointment for at least mother is eligible for up to 6 weeks of practices-and-policies/ 1 academic year, then eligible for 2 paid leave and up to one year of unpaid TIME OFF THE CLOCK quarters (2 semesters) Active Service parental leave under UC policies. (CHILDCARE) Modified Duties(APM 760-28), which Faculty members who are not birth apo.ucla.edu/forms/time-off-the- can be either partial or full relief from mothers but who have substantial clock/time-off-the-clock-childcare teaching. For Health Sciences faculty, responsibility for care of a newborn clinical duties may also be reduced as child or child under the age of 5 through appropriate. POLICIES ONLINE adoption or foster care are eligible for: Up to 4 months unpaid Pregnancy Parental Leave, CFRA Leave, FMLA UCLA CALL Disability Leave (runs concurrently Leave, and Active Service Modified Duties apo.ucla.edu/policies/the-call with Childbearing Leave and Family of 1 quarter (see descriptions above). APM 760-25 and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). TENURE CLOCK CHILDBEARING LEAVE Family and Medical Leave Act up to 8-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD http://ucop.edu/academic- 12 work weeks of unpaid leave during a personnel/_files/apm/apm-760.pdf Childbearing or Parental Leave of calendar year, with continuing employer- 1 quarter and up to 1 year will (with APM 760-27 paid health coverage contributions. submission of the Request for Extension PARENTAL LEAVE California Family Rights Act (CRFA) of the 8-Year Limit Form) be excluded WITHOUT PAY additional 12 work weeks of unpaid from service toward the 8-year http://ucop.edu/academic- leave during a calendar year to care probationary period. personnel/_files/apm/apm-760.pdf for newborn child. No employer-paid Tenure Clock may be stopped for up APM 133-17 to 1 year for each event of birth (or COMPUTATION OF For more information, visit adoption or foster care) up to a 2-year YEARS OF SERVICE UCLA Faculty Diversity limit. 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