Williams College Employee Handbook

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Faculty Policies and Programs

This section of the Faculty Handbook sets forth the terms and policies governing the hiring and promotion of faculty; the duties of faculty members and their responsibilities to their departments and to the College as a whole; the criteria and procedures by which they are evaluated; the governance of departments and programs; the support available for research (leaves and funding); policies and procedures regarding such matters as nepotism, affirmative action, discrimination (including sexual harassment); and the procedures by which individuals may seek remedy for alleged grievances. Many of these policies and procedures are based on the guidelines presented in the 2006 edition of the AAUP's Policy Documents and Reports, although they adhere precisely to them only where indicated. Policies and procedures specific to faculty in the Department of Physical Education are shown in Section II-B Faculty Titles and in Section II-O Physical Education.

Members of the faculty should feel free to consult any of the following for advice on the faculty policies and programs discussed in this section: The Dean of the Faculty, the divisional representative on the CAP, or the department chair. If the CAP representative happens to be the department chair, the individual may approach any other member of the Committee.

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