Academic Personnel Policy
The Academic Personnel Policy Office provides information on Cornell's academic appointments policies and procedures. If you have general questions about these policies, please consult with Mike Esposito via email or the following number: 254-6404. It is best to consult with your local human resources representative if you have more specific questions.
The Deans' Dossier Schedule for 2009-2010 is available in PDF format.
Leaves for Professors and Academic Staff
Cornell University may allow professors and academic staff to take leave from appointed responsibilities under certain circumstances, including arrangements that support a balance between family life and university responsibilities.
The university strongly encourages academic managers and academics to work together to support family-friendly arrangements that anticipate programmatic imperatives and to be flexible in unanticipated family situations.
The terms and conditions governing a leave differ with the individual's academic role, the circumstances of the leave, and the source of funds.
Dismissal/Suspension Policy for Faculty
The university reserves the right to dismiss and discontinue, or to suspend, the appointment of any member of its faculties, on reasonable notice and after giving such member an opportunity to be heard, for misconduct or failure to perform the duties required of the position he or she holds.
Notice requirements for Early Termination, Non-Renewal or Reduction in Effort/Salary for NonTenured/Tenure Track Academic Staff )
Academic Titles and Appointments (Complete document, PDF: 130 pp.) (Table of Contents for Individual Sections, PDF)
The Cornell University Board of Trustees exercises the chartered authority to establish the university's academic structure and units for achieving the plan of instruction and investigation. The Board determines what endeavors are academic.
Appointment to an academic title represents an affiliation with and normally a responsibility for the core academic endeavors of Cornell University. The Trustees govern what may be used as an academic title and basic terms, conditions and practices of appointment, promotion, and termination relating to academic appointment.
This policy provides a guide to the governing legislation and to policies
and practices related to academic titles and appointments at Cornell University's
Ithaca and Geneva campuses in the State of New York. (Complete
document, PDF: 130 pp.) (Table
of Contents for Individual Sections, PDF)
See also:
Phased Retirement: Endowed
Phased Retirement: Contract College
Provost’s Policy Statement on the Transition of Faculty to Emeritus Status
Provost Nesheim’s 1994 memorandum on senior lecturers and lecturers
Academic Policies