Faculty Handbook:  Section 4:  Personnel Policies for Faculty

Tenure and Tenure

Tenure

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Tenure is granted or withheld solely on the basis of merit as determined both by appropriate faculty committees and by administrative officers.

Tenure is granted to faculty by the University to safeguard academic freedom and promote the free and open discussion of issues on campus.  No faculty member who has been awarded tenure may be dismissed, demoted, or terminated without adequate cause (within the meaning of Section 4 of this Faculty Handbook on “Terminations” and subject to the procedures and protections provided therein) or in the case of extraordinary financial circumstances (as provided for in Article 14.1 of the CBA and Section 3 of this Faculty Handbook on “Faculty Involvement Related to Extraordinary Financial Circumstances”).  The award of tenure carries with it certain responsibilities and obligations as well.  These include the obligation of tenured faculty to maintain high standards of teaching, scholarship, research, and service, and to perform all their professional activities in accordance with the applicable policies of the University.