# Policies & Reports ## expand\_more ![Manuscript Text](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/facultyresources/files/rsz_thoreau_manuscript_cursive.jpg?itok=Lt_skZYX) 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")](http://academic-appointments.fas.harvard.edu/2-general-policies-principles-and-deadlines) and [Chapter 3 ("Absences, Leaves, and Extensions of Appointment")](http://academic-appointments.fas.harvard.edu/3-absences-leaves-and-extensions-appointment) in the [FAS Appointment and Promotion Handbook](http://academic-appointments.fas.harvard.edu/). 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](/assistant-deans-divisions-seas-and-selected-college-appointments) 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](/fas-office-faculty-affairs); or other relevant sources. Appointment & Promotion Additional Policies For Administrators A-Z Listing ## Appointment & Promotion To view some of the items below, you may be prompted to log in with your Harvard Key. [Implementation Plan: Tenure-Track System (March 2022)](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/ttrc-letter-from-claudine-gay-3-8-22.pdf "Tenure Track System Implementation Plan") [Memo: FAS Ladder Appointment and Promotion Voting Policies](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_fas_ladder_appt_and_promotion_voting_policies.pdf "Memo: FAS Ladder Appointment and Promotion Voting Policies") [Memo: Implementation of Recommendations from the Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_implementation_of_recs_from_cmte_on_nonladder_appts.pdf "Memo: Implementation of Recommendations from Committee on Non-Latter Appointments") [Memo: Joint and Affiliate Appointments](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_joint_and_affiliate_appointments_9-23-10final.pdf "Memo: Joint and Affiliate Appointments") [Memo: Promotion to Tenured Professor in the FAS](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_promotion_to_tenured_professor.pdf "Memo: Promotion to Tenured Professor") [Report of the Advisory Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/report_of_advis_cmte_on_nonladder_appts.pdf "Report of Advisory Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments") [Report of the FAS Tenure Track Review Committee (TTRC)(2021)](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/final_ttrc_report_cg_letter.pdf "Tenure Track Review Committee Report") ## Additional Policies [Academic Retaliation Policy](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/academic-retaliation-policy "Academic Retaliation Policy") [FAS Free Speech Guidelines](http://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/facultyresources/files/fs_guidelines_1990.pdf) [FAS Professional Conduct Policy](https://infoforfaculty.fas.harvard.edu/book/conduct) [FAS Rules of Faculty Procedure](https://officeofthesecretary.fas.harvard.edu/rules-faculty-procedure) [Harvard University Policy on Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace](https://hr.harvard.edu/staff-personnel-manual/general-employment-policies/drugs-and-alcohol-workplace) [Policy for the Safety and Protection of Minors](http://youthprotection.harvard.edu/policy) [Report of the FAS Committee to Review Conduct Policies and Procedures](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2024-12/CRCPP_Final_Report.pdf "Report of the FAS Committee to Review Conduct Policies and Procedures") (April 2022) [Report of the Faculty Workload Committee](/resource/faculty-workload-committee-fwc-full-report "Faculty Workload Committee (FWC) Full Report") ## For Administrators [Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Arts and Humanities](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-03/fas_ah_division_-_facultydeparturechecklist_nov_2022%20%282%29_0.pdf "FAS Arts and Humanities Division Faculty Departure Checklist") [Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Science](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-03/fas_science_division_final_facultydeparturechecklist_2023%20%282%29.pdf "FAS Science Division Faculty Departure Checklist") [Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Social Science](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-03/fas_social_science_division_-_facultydeparturechecklist_june_2019%20%281%29.pdf "FAS Social Science Division Faculty Departure Checklist") ## A-Z Listing [Academic Retaliation Policy](https://www.fas.harvard.edu/academic-retaliation-policy "Academic Retaliation Policy") [Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Arts and Humanities](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-03/fas_ah_division_-_facultydeparturechecklist_nov_2022%20%282%29_0.pdf "FAS Arts and Humanities Division Faculty Departure Checklist") [Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Science](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-03/fas_science_division_final_facultydeparturechecklist_2023%20%282%29.pdf "FAS Science Division Faculty Departure Checklist") [Faculty Departure Checklist: Division of Social Science](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-03/fas_social_science_division_-_facultydeparturechecklist_june_2019%20%281%29.pdf "FAS Social Science Division Faculty Departure Checklist") [FAS Free Speech Guidelines](http://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/facultyresources/files/fs_guidelines_1990.pdf) [FAS Professional Conduct Policy](https://infoforfaculty.fas.harvard.edu/book/conduct) [FAS Rules of Faculty Procedure](https://officeofthesecretary.fas.harvard.edu/rules-faculty-procedure) [FAS Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Policy and Procedures](https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/websites.harvard.edu/dist/a/68/files/2022/08/interim_fas_sexual_harassment_and_misconduct_policies_and_procedures_2.pdf) [Harvard University Policy on Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace](https://hr.harvard.edu/staff-personnel-manual/general-employment-policies/drugs-and-alcohol-workplace) [Implementation Plan: Tenure-Track System (March 2022)](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/ttrc-letter-from-claudine-gay-3-8-22.pdf "Tenure Track System Implementation Plan") [Memo: FAS Ladder Appointment and Promotion Voting Policies](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_fas_ladder_appt_and_promotion_voting_policies.pdf "Memo: FAS Ladder Appointment and Promotion Voting Policies") [Memo: Implementation of Recommendations from the Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_implementation_of_recs_from_cmte_on_nonladder_appts.pdf "Memo: Implementation of Recommendations from Committee on Non-Latter Appointments") [Memo: Joint and Affiliate Appointments](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_joint_and_affiliate_appointments_9-23-10final.pdf "Memo: Joint and Affiliate Appointments") [Memo: Promotion to Tenured Professor in the FAS](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/memo_promotion_to_tenured_professor.pdf "Memo: Promotion to Tenured Professor") [Policy for the Safety and Protection of Minors](http://youthprotection.harvard.edu/policy) [Report of the Advisory Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/report_of_advis_cmte_on_nonladder_appts.pdf "Report of Advisory Committee on Non-Ladder Appointments") [Report of the Faculty Workload Committee](/resource/faculty-workload-committee-fwc-full-report "Faculty Workload Committee (FWC) Full Report") [Report of the FAS Committee to Review Conduct Policies and Procedures](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2024-12/CRCPP_Final_Report.pdf "Report of the FAS Committee to Review Conduct Policies and Procedures") (April 2022) [Report of the FAS Tenure Track Review Committee (TTRC)(2021)](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/facultyresources/files/final_ttrc_report_cg_letter.pdf "Tenure Track Review Committee Report") [Tenure-Track Handbook](/sites/g/files/omnuum1751/files/2025-08/Tenure-Track%20Handbook%2025-26_updated%208_27_25.pdf "Tenure Track Handbook ")