| Chapter 1. Administrative Organization of the University |
| 1.1 Academic Units: Departments, Divisions, Programs, Centers, Institutes and Committees |
| 1.2 Definitions: Departments, Centers, Programs, and Institutes |
| 1.3 Proposals for New Academic Departments, Programs, Centers or Institutes |
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| Chapter 2. Appointment and Duties of the Head of the Academic Unit |
| 2.1 Administering Departmental Faculty: Teaching, Research and Service |
| 2.2 Meetings of Chairs of Academic Units |
| 2.3 Supervision of the Departmental Curriculum |
| 2.4 Budgeting and Staffing |
| 2.4.1 Planning |
| 2.4.2 Maintenance and Control of the Budget |
| 2.4.3 Guidelines Concerning Expenditures from all Institutional Funds to Support Faculty Research |
| 2.5 Staffing Plans and Rosters |
| 2.6 Summary: Role of Department Chair |
| 2.7 Relevant Policies |
| 2.7.1 Sexual Harassment |
| 2.7.2 Discrimination and Harassment |
| 2.7.3 Drugs in the Workplace |
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| Chapter 3. Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity |
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| Chapter 4. Academic Responsibilities and Ranks |
| 4.1. Full-Time Appointments |
| 4.2 Employment outside of Brown University |
| 4.3 Absence from Campus during the Academic Year |
| 4.4 Definitions of Academic Ranks |
| 4.5 Tenurable Ranks |
| 4.6 Other Ranks |
| 4.6.1 Instructor |
| 4.6.2 Lecturer |
| 4.6.3 Senior Lecturer |
| 4.6.4 Clinical Faculty (see 4.9.8 for Clinical Titles in the Division of Biology and Medicine) |
| 4.6.5 Artist (Writer, Poet, etc.) In Residence |
| 4.6.6 Adjunct Faculty |
| 4.6.7 Visiting Faculty |
| 4.6.8 Professor-at-Large |
| 4.6.9 Research Faculty |
| 4.7 Other Officers of Research and/or Instruction |
| 4.7.1 Research Staff |
| 4.7.2 Teaching Appointments for Brown University Graduate Students |
| 4.7.3 Teaching Associates |
| 4.8 Courtesy Faculty |
| 4.9 Non-Tenurable Research and Teaching Appointments Specific to the Division of Biology and Medicine |
| 4.9.1 Instructor in/of (Department) |
| 4.9.2 Assistant Professor of (Department) |
| 4.9.3 Associate Professor of (Department), Research Scholar Track |
| 4.9.4 Professor of (Specify Department), Research Scholar Track |
| 4.9.5 Associate Professor of (Specify Department), Teaching Scholar Track |
| 4.9.6 Professor of (Specify Department), Teaching Scholar Track |
| 4.9.7 Research Faculty |
| 4.9.8. Clinical Titles in the Division of Biology and Medicine |
| 4.9.9 Visiting, Pro Tempore and Adjunct titles |
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| Chapter 5. Faculty Searches |
| 5.1 When is a Search Required? |
| 5.2 Search Procedures |
| 5.3 Faculty Position Authorization (FPA) |
| 5.4 Preselection and Other Exceptions |
| 5.5 Applicant Log |
| 5.6. Preliminary Interviews |
| 5.7 The Proposed Short List and the Interim Pool Report |
| 5.8 Campus Interviews: Financial Details |
| 5.9 Unsuccessful Searches |
| 5.10 Unsolicited Applications |
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| Chapter 6. Recommending the New Appointment, and Follow-Up Steps |
| 6.1 The Compliance Report |
| 6.2 Pre-Selected Candidates |
| 6.3 Tenure, Promotion and Appointments Committee |
| 6.4 The Offer |
| 6.5 Joint Appointments |
| 6.6 Termination of Previous Employment |
| 6.7 Other Issues |
| 6.7.1 Record Maintenance |
| 6.7.2 Moving Expenses |
| 6.7.3 I-9 Forms |
| 6.7.4 Questions Relating Specifically To Foreign Faculty Members |
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| Chapter 7. Faculty Salaries and Benefits |
| 7.1 Annual Salary Review |
| 7.2 Schedule of Salary Payments |
| 7.3 Additional Compensation for Faculty Members Employed by Brown University |
| 7.4 Charging Academic Year Salaries to Grants and Contracts |
| 7.4.1 Grant Incentive Fund |
| 7.4.2 Course Buy-Out |
| 7.5 Consulting and Other Incidental Employment Activities |
| 7.6 Summer Salary |
| 7.7 Salary Complaints and Grievances |
| 7.8. Benefits |
| 7.8.1 Faculty Travel Fund |
| 7.8.2 Dependent Care Travel Fund |
| 7.8.3 Parental Teaching Relief |
| 7.8.4 Other |
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| Chapter 8. Departmental Standards and Criteria |
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| Chapter 9. Annual Reviews of Faculty |
| 9.1 Procedures |
| 9.2 Teaching Evaluations |
| 9.3 Evaluating Untenured Faculty: Advice from TPAC |
| 9.4 Annual Reviews of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty |
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| Chapter 10. Reappointments, Promotions, and Tenure Reviews |
| 10.1 Timely Review and Notification |
| 10.2 Extended Tenure Probationary Period |
| 10.2.1 Parenting a New Child |
| 10.2.2 Extraordinary Circumstances |
| 10.2.3 Medical and Personal Leave |
| 10.3 Reappointment Reviews |
| 10.3.1 Assistant Professors |
| 10.3.2 Lecturers and Senior Lecturers |
| 10.4 Department Procedures for Tenure Review |
| 10.4.1 Procedures for Tenure Review for Untenured Associate Professors |
| 10.4.2 Review of Formerly Tenured Brown Faculty |
| 10.5 Guidelines for Promotion |
| 10.5.1 Lecturer to Senior Lecturer |
| 10.5.2 Instructor to Assistant Professor |
| 10.5.3 To Associate Professor, or full Professor, Either Rank Without Tenure |
| 10.5.4 To Associate Professor With Tenure |
| 10.5.5 To Professor With Tenure |
| 10.6 Review by the Tenure Promotions and Appointments Committee (TPAC) |
| 10.7 TPAC’s Right to Solicit Additional Evidence |
| 10.8 Review of TPAC Recommendations by the Provost |
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| Chapter 11. Non-Regular Faculty |
| 11.1 Yearly Performance Appraisal |
| 11.2 Contract Renewal and Reappointment |
| 11.3 Promotions |
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| Chapter 12. Designated Chairs, Endowed or Named Chairs, and University Professorships |
| 12.1 University Professorships |
| 12.2 Endowed or Named Chairs |
| 12.3 Royce Professorships |
| 12.4 Endowed Assistant Professorships |
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| Chapter 13. Leaves of Absence |
| 13.1 Sabbatical Leave |
| 13.2 Junior Faculty Sabbatical |
| 13.3 Salary Supplement during Leave (“Top-up”) |
| 13.4 Scholarly Leave |
| 13.5 Leave on Special Assignment |
| 13.6 Leave of Absence |
| 13.7 Illness and Medically Defined Disability |
| 13.7.1 Maternity Leave |
| 13.7.2 Unpaid Personal Leave |
| 13.8 Parental Teaching Relief |
| 13.9 Benefits During Leave |
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| Chapter 14. Leaving the University |
| 14.1 Expirations of Contracts and Terminations |
| 14.2 Resignations |
| 14.3 Retirement |
| 14.3.1 Emeritus Status |
| 14.4 Retired Faculty and Departmental Affairs |
| 14.4.1 Participation in Departmental Affairs |
| 14.5 Other |
| 14.5.1 Computer Policy for Retired Faculty |
| 14.5.2 Access to Retiree Health Insurance |
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| Chapter 15. Academic Priorities Committee (APC) |
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| Chapter 16. Space Maintenance, Renovation, and Allocation |
| 16.1 Alterations, Renovations, and Space Assignments: the Space Committee |
| 16.2 Maintenance |
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| Chapter 17. The Registrar's Office |
| 17.1 New and Revised Courses, Enrollment Limits, Etc. |
| 17.2 Course Registration Procedures |
| 17.3 Publications and Course Information |
| 17.4 University-Wide Course Scheduling Principles |
| 17.4.1 Scheduling Lecture-Discussion Courses |
| 17.4.2 Lecture-Discussion Scheduling for Small Departments |
| 17.4.3 Scheduling Seminar Courses |
| 17.4.4 Using The Schedule Chart |
| 17.4.5 Classroom Assignments and Changes |
| 17.5 Room Reservations and Classroom Requests |
| 17.6 On-Line Class Facility |
| 17.7 Student Internal Academic Records, Transcripts, And Grades |
| 17.8 Statistics on Enrollment and Degrees |
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| Chapter 18. The University Library and Media Services |
| 18.1 Organization and Administration |
| 18.2 Advisory and External Relations |
| 18.2.1 Library Advisory Board |
| 18.2.2 Library Advisory Council |
| 18.2.3 Friends of the Library |
| 18.3 Collections and Services |
| 18.3.1 Developing the Library’s Collections |
| 18.3.2 Locating Library Materials |
| 18.3.3 Supporting Courses and Teaching |
| 18.3.4 Media Services and Classroom Technology |
| 18.3.5 Digital Initiatives |
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| Chapter 19. Student and Faculty Use of Brown University Computer Services |
| 19.1 Computing Advisory Board |
| 19.2 Department Computer Coordinators (DCC) |
| 19.3 Ethical Computing |
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| Chapter 20. External Funding for Research and Educational Programs |
| 20.1 The Office of the Vice President for Research |
| 20.2 The Research Advisory Board |
| 20.3 Research Administration at Brown |
| 21.3.1 Office of Sponsored Projects |
| 20.3.2 Research Protections Office |
| 20.3.3 Biomed Research Administration |
| 20.3.4 Research Compliance |
| 20.3.5. Resources for Postdoctoral Researchers |
| 20.4 Technology Ventures Office (TVO) |
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| Chapter 21. Legal Questions |
| 21.1 What Kind of Records to Keep? |
| 21.2 The Principle of Confidentiality |
| 21.3 Student Access to Files |
| 21.4 Copyright and Fair Use |
| 21.5 Use of General Counsel |
| 21.6 University Indemnification of Faculty |
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| Chapter 22. Miscellaneous Matters |
| 22.1 Student Employment Office |
| 22.2 Centralized Purchasing |
| 22.3 Credit Cards |
| 22.3.1 Purchasing Card Program |
| 22.3.2 Corporate Credit Cards for Individuals |
| 22.4 Theft of Equipment and Replacement Procedures |
| 22.4.1 Information on Property Insurance Coverage |
| 22.4.2 Scheduling Miscellaneous Equipment and Fine Arts |
| 22.4.3 Computer Equipment |
| 22.4.4 University Equipment at an Employee Residence |
| 22.4.5 Personal Property |
| 22.4.6 Theft Reimbursement |
| 22.4.7 Property Damage |
| 22.4.8 Reporting a Loss for Reimbursement |
| 22.5 Auto Insurance Coverage |
| 22.5.1 Auto Liability |
| 22.5.2 Employee Responsibilities |
| 22.5.3 Personal Vehicles |
| 22.5.4 Rental Vehicles |
| 22.6 Dealing With On-The-Job Illness and Injury |
| 22.7 Smoking in Brown University Facilities |
| 22.8 Sale, Transfer, and Other Disposition of University Property |
| 22.9 The University Bookstore |
| 22.10 Temporary Change in Assignment |
| 22.11 Nepotism |
| 22.12 Conflict of Interest |
| 22.13 Administration of Non-Exempt Personnel of the Department |
| 22.14 Grievance Procedure |
| 22.15 Departmental Public Relations |
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| Appendix A. Required Documentation for Regular Faculty Personnel Actions |
| Appendix B: Summary of Hiring Protocol Tenure-Track (TT) and Most Full-time Non-Tenure Track (NTT) |
| Appendix C. Documents Required to Effect Various Changes In The Status or Salary of Current Faculty |
| Appendix D. Faculty Committees and Advisory Boards |
| Appendix E: Draft Department
Letter for Soliciting External Reviews |
| Appendix F: The Dossier |
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