dismissal
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May 21, 2020
Regents approve overhaul of dismissal policies for tenured faculty
The Board of Regents have revised two Regents’ Bylaws to streamline policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty. Changes affect procedures for dismissal, demotion or terminal appointment, and severance pay.
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May 15, 2020
Faculty Perspective: Keep tenure protections robust
Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the School of Information, shares his concerns about some of the proposed changes to Regents’ Bylaws 5.09 and 5.10.
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April 13, 2020
U-M proposes changes to dismissal policies for tenured faculty
The university has released recommendations to overhaul policies that govern the dismissal of tenured faculty. Feedback is being sought through May 4 on changes to Regents’ Bylaws 5.09 and 5.10.
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February 20, 2020
Faculty group recommends streamlined tenure dismissal process
A faculty working group is recommending U-M policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty should be amended to “improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity and … ensure fairness, transparency and due process.”
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January 23, 2020
Faculty members share concerns, questions about tenure rules
Faculty members said university policies that guide the dismissal of tenured faculty should be revised to streamline the review process but should not include proposed measures to suspend pay for certain accused faculty.
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October 7, 2019
Faculty group to consider changes to tenure-removal bylaws
A working group of nine professors across U-M’s three campuses has begun the process of recommending revisions to policies that cover dismissal of tenured faculty.
