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Forms and Policies

Policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to academic affairs, teaching, and 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
• Academic Program Change Approval Form
• Academic Program Change Procedures
• University of Massachusetts Records Management, Retention and Disposition Standards
• Massachusetts Statewide Records Retention Schedule

Policies relevant to administering sponsored research and notes from the vice provost for research

• Comprehensive list of policies relevant to administering sponsored research
• On occasion the vice provost for research will publish Notes to the university community concerning complex issues in research administration

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

• Faculty Responsibilities
• Faculty Workload
• Implementation of Trustee Policy on Named Professorships
• Suggested Guidelines for Major Faculty Personnel Reviews
• Org of Major Personnel Action Files

Forms

• Sabbatical Application
• Sabbatical Chart for Calculating FTE %
• Leave of Absence Application
• Annual Report Form for Librarians
• Waiver of Right of Access to Letters of Recommendation (for personnel reviews)
• Research and Education Support Fund: Employee Business Expense Form

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