XVII.D.7   Extensions of Appointment

Throughout the University, any full-time, non-tenured member of the ladder faculty holding an appointment of three years or more who takes a Caregiver's Leave of at least six weeks may request a six-month extension of his or her current appointment and the maximum time in that rank and in the combined non-tenure ranks. Any full-time member of the ladder faculty who takes a Child Rearing Leave or who is granted relief from teaching for child rearing, or who bears a child or experiences any short-term medical disability as described in Section XXI.E of at least six weeks at any time of the year, may request a two-semester extension of his or her current appointment and therefore the maximum time both in that rank and in the combined non-tenure ranks. If an extension granted for a Child Rearing Leave has been divided between two members of the ladder faculty, each will be granted a one-semester extension of appointment and time in the non-tenure ranks. The requested extension will be granted automatically and may be repeated for one subsequent birth or other qualifying event, thereby extending the appointment and time in the non-tenure ladder ranks for a maximum of two years. (See also Section III.F above.)