Update on Policy 76/77 Revisions

Friday, October 29, 2021

After the latest drafting committee failed to submit substantial revisions for the Faculty Appointments (76) and Tenure & Promotion (77) policies, the Board directed your Faculty Relations Committee representatives to request mediation as a way to move this policy revision process forward. The Board also identified things we absolutely must achieve for our teaching-intensive members, including:

  • Teaching-stream professorial ranks with defined progression through these ranks.
  • Time to do the work required to progress through the ranks, in a pedagogical/professional development term (one in every six terms), with a commensurate reduction in teaching load and/or service duties, to avoid causing overload in other terms.

At the latest Faculty Relations Committee meeting, we and the administration representatives shared our respective visions for teaching-intensive faculty, to see if they are close enough to continue discussions. Based on these statements, the Board has supported continuing discussions at FRC.

Learn more about what we're trying to achieve for lecturer members in policies 76 and 77.

To be notified of all Policy 76/77 updates, subscribe to our blog.