Work/Life Balance & Family Issues
- Dual Career
- Maternal Leave
- Parental Leave
- Parental Teaching Load Redistribution for Faculty
(Passed by Faculty Senate and approved by the Office of the President.)
- Core Meeting Hours Guideline (Passed by the Faculty Senate on February 11, 2008. Sent forward for administrative approval.)
- Links to Employee Services Family-Friendly Workplace Statements and Practices
- http://employees.tamu.edu/Jobs/careers/FamilyFriendly.aspx
- http://employees.tamu.edu/employees/WorkLife/familyFriendly.aspx
- http://employees.tamu.edu/documents/diversity/pdf/FF_Practices.pdf
Faculty Tenure Clock Extensions
See the University Statement on Academic Freedom, Responsibility, Tenure, and Promotion (Paragraph 4.3.1) and Dean of Faculties Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion (Page 25). Special notice should be paid to Colleges that have more explicit guidelines (e.g., College of Science, College of Liberal Arts).
Extensions to the probationary period may be granted upon petition by the faculty member, recommendation by the Department Head and Dean, and approval by the Dean of Faculties.
Extensions are usually for one year, but a longer period may be requested in compelling circumstances. Any extension greater than one year must be approved by the Provost. A faculty member may petition for an extension in the following cases: taking leave without pay or a reduction in service to 50% time for a semester or academic year provided the leave is not taken solely for the purpose of pursuing activities that will enhance the faculty member’s qualifications for tenure and promotion AND/OR encountering circumstances that may seriously impede progress toward demonstration qualification for the award of tenure and promotion, including, but are not limited to serious illness or injury; having responsibility for the primary care of an infant or small child; having responsibility for the primary care of a close relative who is disabled, elderly or seriously ill; any serious disruption of the probationary period for unexpected reasons beyond the faculty member’s control.
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