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  Faculty Affairs - 73 docs
        UAB Faculty Handbook - 73 docs
            0 PDF version – complete UAB Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            0.0 Introduction - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            1.00 - 1.01 Organization, History -Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            1.02 Governance -Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            1.03 Mission- Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.0 - 2.01 Faculty Appointments, Promotions, Tenure, Resignation, Termination, and Grievance, UAB Equal Opportunity PolicyFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.02 Faculty Rights and Responsibilities - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.03 Faculty Senate - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.04 UAB Faculty Policies and Procedures Committee - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05 Types of Faculty Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.01 Primary Faculty Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.02 Secondary Faculty Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.03 Non-Academic Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.04 Part-Time Tenure-Earning and Tenure Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.05 Non-Tenure-Earning Faculty Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.06 Graduate Faculty Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.05.07 Temporary Faculty Appointment and Reappointment - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.06 Faculty Ranks - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.07 Titles for Academic Librarians - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.08 Special Faculty Ranks and Appointments - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.09 Faculty Credentials - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.10 Specific Criteria for Appointment, Promotion, and Award of Tenure - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.11 Procedure and Committee Review for Promotion and Tenure - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.12 Initial Appointments of Faculty - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.13 Reappointment and Non-Reappointment of Non-tenured Faculty - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.14 Annual Faculty Evaluations - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.15 - 2.15.3 Tenure, General Statement, Eligibility, Faculty Rank - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.15.4 - 2.15.7 Tenure- earning Period - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.15.8 - 2.15.9 Tenure Review - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.16 Faculty Promotion - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.17 Appeals - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.18 - 2.18.2 Termination of Employment of Tenured FacultyFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.18.3 Bona Fide Financial Crisis and Bona Fide Financial Exigency- Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.18.4 Academic Program/Unit Closure - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.19 Grievances (Other Than Appeals) - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.19.1 UAB Grievance and Termination Hearing Panel - Faculy HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.20 Resignation - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.21 Retirement - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            2.22 Supervisors with Institutionally-Determined ConflictsFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.01 Principles of Responsibilities - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.02 Academic Freedom - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.03 Political Activity - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.04 Fundraising - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.05 Maintenance of Ethical Standards When Conducting Teaching, Research, Scholarship, and Service Activities - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.06 Standards of Behavior - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.07 Nepotism - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.08 Equal Opportunity, and Discriminatory Harassment Policy - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.09 Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights (Patent Policy) - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.10 Copyright and Trademarks - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.11 External and Internal Activities - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.12 Development and Ownership of Digital Media and Software - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.13 Acceptable Use of Digital Media and Software - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.14 Data Protection and Security - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.15 Execution and Review of Contracts for The University of Alabama at Birmingham - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            3.16 Extramurally Sponsored Programs - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.01 Holidays - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.02 Vacation Policy - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.03 Sick Time - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.04 Sabbatical Leave - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.01 Personal Leave - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.02 Family and Medical Leave of Absence - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.03 Military Leave - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.04 Educational Leave - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.05 Modified Duties - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.06 Professional Leave - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            4.05.07 External Activity Leave - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix A - Faculty Grievance Procedures - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix B - Review of Recommendations for Termination for Cause of a Tenured Faculty Member Faculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix C - Review and Recommendations for Termination of a Faculty Member Due to a Bona Fide Financial ExigencyFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix D - Recommended Guidelines for Annual Faculty Evaluation - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix E - FAQ - Best Practices for Promotion and TenureFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix F - FAQ Conflict Resolutions - Faculty HandbookFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025
            Appendix G- Guidance for UAB Internal Activities, External Activities, and Professional Public Service ActivitiesFaculty AffairsAug 15, 2025