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Policies, Procedures & Guidelines Relevant to Academic Affairs, Teaching & Research

Policies & Procedures

• Academic Personnel Policy (The Red Book) This document distinguishes the roles and responsibilities of faculty and each level of university administration in personnel matters; provides detailed procedures and criteria for personnel reviews, recommendations, and decisions; and defines both the rights of faculty members and their conditions of employment.
• Implementation Guidelines (These guidelines clarify the policies in The Red Book.)
• Policy and Procedures for the Incomplete (INC) Grade in Undergraduate Courses
• Procedures for University Approval of New Academic Degree Programs, Program Changes, and Program Termination
• Policy and Procedures for Appointment of Adjunct Faculty Members
• Policy on Centers and Institutes
• Chair Compensation
• Policy and Procedures for Conferring the Honor of Professor Emerita/Emeritus
• Policy on Awarding Honorary Degrees
• New Faculty Startup
• Faculty Periodic Multi-Year Review (PMYR)
• Summary of Tenure Recommendation
• Policy on Sabbatical Leaves
• University of Massachusetts Records Management, Retention and Disposition Standards
• Massachusetts Statewide Records Retention Schedule
• State Ethics Commission Textbook Ruling
• Policy on Death Notices Issued by the Provost's Office to University Community
• Revenue Share Implementation Policy 7.31.19
• Top-up Salary Policy
• Updated Policy on Faculty Course Buyouts

Policies Relevant to Administering Sponsored Research & Notes From the Vice Provost for Research

• Comprehensive list of policies relevant to administering sponsored research

Policies & Guidelines Issued by the Board of Trustees

View a comprehensive list of policies and guidelines issued by the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees

Guidelines

• Minimum Faculty Responsibilities
• Faculty Workload Guidelines
• Implementation of Trustee Policy on Named Professorships
• Organization of Major Personnel Action Files
• Guidelines for Appointments with Tenure

Forms

• Sabbatical application
• Sabbatical Chart for Calculating FTE %
• Application for Leave of Absence
• Parental Leave Application
• Annual Librarian Report
• Waiver of Right of Access to Letters of Recommendation (for personnel reviews)
• Research and Education Support Fund: Employee Business Expense Form
• New Faculty Course Buyout Request Form
• State Ethics Commission Textbook Disclosure Form