XVII.B.1   General

a. Eligibility. On recommendation of the department chair in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and of the deans in the professional schools, full-time faculty may be awarded a leave of absence with salary according to the policies described below. Eligibility for paid leaves varies from school to school. Faculty members should consult the dean for information about policies governing eligibility for paid leave in their particular school. The normal expectation is that a full year of teaching in residence must follow any leave. Faculty members who intend to resign from the University at the end of a leave are not eligible for paid leave during that year, even if they meet other eligibility requirements. However, faculty members who retire or whose terms of appointment expire at the end of an academic year are eligible for paid leave during that year if they meet the other eligibility requirements.

b. Salary and Benefits. The amount of salary and benefits received by a faculty member on a paid leave depends upon the type of leave (see below). When a faculty member who is eligible for a paid leave is successful in obtaining partial or full outside support, the University will continue all benefits to which the faculty member is normally entitled. When the University contributes any part of salary or benefits, the leave is considered a paid leave.

c. Employment During Leave. Faculty members who are granted paid leave under any of the provisions of this section are not permitted to teach or to engage in any remunerative employment during the period of the leave, except as provided under B.3 below for Sabbatical Leave of Absence and as permitted for full-time faculty not on leave under policies on outside employment. (See Section XX.E.)

History of this Section:

  • The original text dates from the January 20, 2010 version of the Faculty Handbook.
  • This section was revised on June 30, 2011. (View changes from prior version)