Since June 2001, the USC Columbia Faculty Manual has been published in electronic format only. All Faculty Manuals published since that time are available below as PDF documents. Please note the effective date when identifying the correct version. Revisions that reflect change only in appendix content, e.g., Faculty Senate bylaws and information about benefits and privileges, may not be listed.
Changes approved in June 2023 include the following: expansion of faculty voting rights
to all professional-track faculty, with the exception of voting on tenure-track guidelines
and advancements; creation of unit budget committees; new introductory language to
facilitate a planned restructure that describes faculty qualifications and requirements;
new introductory language to facilitate a planned restructure that provides an overview
to a section on integrity and professional conduct; clarification of the three specific
types of grievances for which the Faculty Manual provides explicit procedures; addition
of a section on newly approved paid parental leave; and expansion of the section on
academic freedom.
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The June 2022 approval reflects updates to several faculty committees including establishment
of the new Faculty Appellate Panel, a stronger policy against consensual relationships,
notification of tenure and promotion eligibility, and revision of the grievance process
including termination of faculty for cause.
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Changes approved in June 2021 include descriptions of several faculty committees,
addition of System Leadership Council, and clarification to Terms of Employment. The
section on Benefits and Privileges was moved to an appendix to allow more timely updates.
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The April 2021 approval modified the description of Budget Committee to reflect increased
faculty membership and changed to the Board of Trustees committee structure.
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Changes approved in September 2020 reflect the Professional-Track Faculty designation
and creation of University Committee on Professional-Track Faculty. Other changes
included modification of the Faculty Senate Bylaws and Standing Rules to facilitate
online meetings (Article IV, Section 4; Rule III)
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The March 2020 changes added language to Faculty Senate section of Faculty Manual
(page 12) allowing virtual meetings under extraordinary circumstances and modified
the Faculty Senate Bylaws procedures for confirmation of faculty appointments to committee
constituted by administrative offices (Article VI, section 5).
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Changes approved in June 2019 include updated descriptions for the Faculty Senate
IT Committee and Committee on Libraries; transition from “third-year review” to “tenure
progress review”; addition of language to require unit tenure and promotion committees
to publish calendar for local unit deadlines; and consolidation of language about
faculty grievance procedures.
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Changes approved in October 2018 include updated charge for the Grievance Committee,
clarification of dates in Terms of Employment, and revision of the Faculty Senate
Bylaws procedures to appoint chair pro tempore and to have special election for chair-elect
(Article III, add sections 5 and 6).
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The June 2017 changes include expansion of voting rights to non-tenure track (NTT)
faculty members; modified Grade Change Policy as submitted by the Committee on Scholastic
Standards and Petitions; and editorial revisions for capitalization, clarity, and
rewording to conform to approved language and policy.
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Changes approved in June 2016 include clarification of partial terms for faculty committees;
updated committee descriptions; addition of Information Technology Committee; and
clarification of appointment dates for tenure probationary periods and terms of employment.
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The December 2013 changes included moving Faculty Commitment to the Carolinian Creed
from the Preface to Section 1/ Faculty Organization, addition of the Committee on
Professional Conduct and the related section on workplace civility, addition of associate
graduate faculty membership.
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The October 2012 change clarifies system representation on the Faculty-Board of Trustees
Liaison Committee.
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The December 2011 changes include a comprehensive revision of Section 3/Research to
include current federal laws and regulations and links for current research policies
and procedures.
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The changes approved in June 2010 reflect substantive revision of Section 2/ Regulations
and Policies concerning tenure and promotion criteria and procedures.
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The June 2009 changes reflect USC administrative changes; update of the affirmative
action and non-discrimination statement; and revised sabbatical procedures.
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The changes approved in June 2007 clarify eligibility for faculty committee membership
and identify unit tenure and promotion criteria for faculty hired prior to 1995.
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The June 2006 changes reflect the revised description of the Faculty Budget Committee
and membership for the University Committee on Tenure and Promotion.
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The changes approved in June 2005 of the descriptions of several faculty committees
and clarify language concerning unit consideration of tenure and promotion files.
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The December 2004 approval includes numerous changes throughout the Faculty Manual,
but primarily in Section 2/ Regulations and Policies.
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The June 2004 approval includes numerous changes throughout the Faculty Manual, including
appendix information.
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The changes approved in June 2003 present revisions of Graduate Faculty and Tenure
and Promotion in Cases of Reorganization.
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The June 2002 approval clarifies how to fill vacancies on Faculty Senate committees
and procedures related to endowed chair nomination, post-tenure review, and sabbatical
leave.
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The changes approved in June 2001 reflect revision and clarification of tenure and
promotion procedures.
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