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Appointments After the Terminal Year of a Faculty Appointment, Policy on

Policy
Purpose: 

To describe the limitations on the kinds of appointments that can be made after the terminal year of a faculty appointment.

Applies to: 

Faculty who were not granted tenure during the mandatory review year at the University of Kansas or who receive a notice of non-reappointment for other reasons

Campus: 
Edwards
Lawrence
Juniper Gardens
Parsons
Topeka
Yoder
Policy Statement: 

Appointments after the terminal year are not to be made at the faculty ranks of Lecturer, Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor/Librarian or at the unclassified academic staff ranks of Specialist, Scientist, Curator, Research Professor, or Clinical Professor. This prohibition also applies to less than full-time appointments at these ranks and to appointments at such ranks carrying visiting, ad hoc, or adjunct designations. Any other paid or unpaid appointment of an individual was not granted tenure during the mandatory review year or who has received a notice of non-reappointment for other reasons must be approved through the Provost's Office.

Contact: 

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
785-864-4904
provost@ku.edu

Approved by: 
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Approved on: 
Friday, March 2, 2001
Effective on: 
Friday, March 2, 2001
Review Cycle: 
Annual (As Needed)
Keywords: 
faculty, appointments, terminal year
Change History: 

01/22/2024: Updated Faculty Development to Faculty Affairs.
12/15/2014:Policy formatting cleanup (e.g., bolding, spacing).
06/09/2009: Updated to include Lecturer, Librarian, and Clinical Professor titles. Changes approved by the Provost.
03/02/2001: Approved by the Provost.

Personnel: Faculty/Academic Staff Categories: 
Departure
Hiring
Promotion & Tenure

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