III.G   Notice of Termination and Non-reappointment

The reappointment of persons holding term appointments is not automatic at Yale. Schools and departments are expected to make a careful evaluation of each candidate's work and promise, as well as the programmatic needs of the school or department, before deciding whether or not to recommend reappointment or promotion. Notice of non-reappointment for persons holding full-time term appointments will be given in writing according to the following schedule, although failure to provide such notice does not create any right to extension or reappointment.

For full-time faculty in the ladder ranks appointed to terms of three or more years, notice of non-reappointment normally will be given at least one year before the terminal date of the appointment, even when a review for promotion is underway.

In extraordinary circumstances, persons at the ladder rank of assistant professor holding an appointment of at least three years may request, in writing, a waiver of the one-year notification by asking for postponement of the required review until the fall term of their final year of appointment. Schools and departments are not obligated to grant such requests and may do so only after approval by the Office of the Provost following consultation with the appropriate dean. In such cases, the decision of the department on promotion, reappointment, or termination should be communicated to the individual no later than December 1 of the terminal academic year. Only in extraordinary circumstances will permission be granted to postpone the review until the final year in the non-tenure ladder ranks.

For full-time faculty in the fifth or any subsequent year of successive one or two-year appointments in the non-ladder ranks, notice of non-reappointment normally will be given by October 31 of the final year of appointment.

For specific notice of non-reappointment as lector, senior lector, adjunct, and lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, see Section IV.K.

For notice of termination in research faculty appointments as a result of lack of external salary support, see Section XV.A.

For notice of termination specific to certain professional schools see Sections V through XIV, and consult the appointments procedures of the appropriate school.

The reappointment of persons holding term appointments is not automatic at Yale. Schools and departments are expected to make a careful evaluation of each candidate's work and promise, as well as the programmatic needs of the school or department, before deciding whether or not to recommend reappointment or promotion. Notice of non-reappointment for persons holding full-time term appointments will be given in writing according to the following schedule, although failure to provide such notice does not create any right to extension or reappointment.

For full-time faculty in the ladder ranks appointed to terms of three or more years, notice of non-reappointment normally will be given at least one year before the terminal date of the appointment, even when a review for promotion is underway.

In extraordinary circumstances, persons at the ladder rank of assistant professor holding an appointment of at least three years may request, in writing, a waiver of the one-year notification by asking for postponement of the required review until the fall term of their final year of appointment. Schools and departments are not obligated to grant such requests and may do so only after approval by the Office of the Provost following consultation with the appropriate dean. In such cases, the decision of the department on promotion, reappointment, or termination should be communicated to the individual no later than December 1 of the terminal academic year. Only in extraordinary circumstances will permission be granted to postpone the review until the final year in the non-tenure ladder ranks.

For full-time faculty in the fifth or any subsequent year of successive one or two-year appointments in the non-ladder ranks, notice of non-reappointment normally will be given by October 31 of the final year of appointment.

For specific notice of non-reappointment as lector, senior lector, adjunct, and lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, see Section IV.K.

For notice of termination in research faculty appointments as a result of lack of external salary support, see Section XV.A.

For notice of termination specific to certain professional schools see Sections V -through XIV, and consult the appointments procedures of the appropriate school.