Policies & Reports
Numerous policies and principles govern academic life at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. These include FAS, Harvard University, state, and federal guidelines. For a selective overview, please see Chapter 2 ("General Policies, Principles, and Deadlines") and Chapter 3 ("Absences, Leaves, and Extensions of Appointment") in the FAS Appointment and Promotion Handbook.
Additional policies and reports are available below, by category and alphabetically. This list is not comprehensive, and policies are subject to change.
Faculty and researchers with questions should contact the associate dean for faculty affairs in their academic division (the Arts and Humanities, the Social Sciences, Science), the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, or for selected College appointments; the FAS Office for Faculty Affairs; or other relevant sources.
Appointment & Promotion
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Implementation Plan: Tenure-Track System (March 2022)
Memo: FAS Ladder Appointment and Promotion Voting Policies
Memo: Implementation of Recommendations from the Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments
Memo: Joint and Affiliate Appointments
Memo: Promotion to Tenured Professor in the FAS
Report of the Advisory Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments
Report of the FAS Tenure Track Review Committee (TTRC)(2021)
A-Z Listing
Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Arts and Humanities
Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Science
Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Social Science
FAS Professional Conduct Policy
FAS Rules of Faculty Procedure
FAS Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures
Harvard University Policy on Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
Implementation Plan: Tenure-Track System (March 2022)
Memo: FAS Ladder Appointment and Promotion Voting Policies
Memo: Implementation of Recommendations from the Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments
Memo: Joint and Affiliate Appointments
Memo: Promotion to Tenured Professor in the FAS
Policy for the Safety and Protection of Minors
Report of the Advisory Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments
Report of the Faculty Workload Committee
Report of the FAS Committee to Review Conduct Policies and Procedures (April 2022)
Report of the FAS Tenure Track Review Committee (TTRC)(2021)