We could also negotiate the way faculty leave funds are prioritized. Agreement on promotion and tenure procedures. The Faculty Senate would establish the criteria for promotion and tenure. But we could negotiate how big a role departmental personnel committees, deans, and the provost would play in the process. Rights to tenure and academic freedom.
Tenure exists to ensure that academic freedom is protected.
Recent attacks on tenure nationwide have resulted in increased interest in promoting greater understanding and protecting faculty rights in this area. Teaching load, summer session, and other professional responsibilities. We could negotiate an agreement on the definition of faculty status, qualifications for rank, faculty recruitment procedures, types of appointment, pay periods, and salary on return from administrative duty. Provisions for program cuts, fiscal exigency, and procedures for RIFs. We could negotiate procedures for dismissal, discipline for just cause, and dispute resolution.