Faculty Governance Faculty Hearing Committee

Charge (Faculty Handbook, III.M and III.Q)

Faculty Handbook, III.M: "If the administration believes that the conduct of a faculty member, although not constituting adequate cause for dismissal, is sufficiently grave to justify imposition of a severe sanction, the administration may institute a proceeding to impose such a severe sanction; the procedures outlined in Regulation 5 of the AAUP Recommended Institutional Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure (1999) will govern such a proceeding." The Faculty Hearing Committee thus plays the same role in cases of severe sanction that it does in cases of dismissal.

Faculty Handbook, III.Q: In grievances involving teaching loads, office space, working conditions, and other issues not covered above [previous clauses refer to evaluation based on improper use of race, creed, national origin, sex, age, or other irrelevant quality] the faculty member is expected to discuss the problem with his/her department chairperson, Dean, and/or the Provost. If this discussion does not resolve the question, the complainant may invoke the jurisdiction of the Faculty Hearing Committee. The faculty member may present a written complaint to the Provost, who shall convene the Faculty Hearing Committee. When the grievance includes a charge directed against the Provost, the President shall act in his/her stead. The Faculty Hearing Committee shall investigate the charge and report its recommendations to the Provost or President.

Committee Membership