Chapter 2

General Policies, Principles, and Deadlines

A. Appointment Parameters

  1. Dean’s Oversight
  2. Tenure-Track System
  3. Eight-Year Rule
  4. Degree Requirements
  5. Teaching Appointments
  6. Principal Investigator Rights
  7. Commitments at Other Institutions
  8. Classroom Conduct
  9. FAS and University Policies
  10. Table: Participation Agreement, Visitor Participation Agreement, Risk and Release Forms

B. Compensation

  1. Academic Salary
  2. Permissible Uses of Grant Funding for Faculty Salary Support
  3. Supplemental Compensation
  4. Use of Research Funds
  5. Administrative Supplements
  6. Extra Compensation
  7. Compensation Related to Non-Harvard Activities

C. Non-Discrimination and Federally Mandated Affirmative Action for Veterans and Disabled Individuals 

  1. Policies Regarding Non-Discrimination and Federally Mandated Affirmative Action for Veterans and Disabled Individuals
  2. Advertisement Information
  3. Work Relationships: Employment of Members of Immediate Family or Household

D. Appointment of a Foreign National

  1. Nonimmigrant Visa
  2. Immigrant Visa
  3. Foreign Residency Requirement
  4. Term Appointment
  5. Tenured Appointment
  6. Permanent Resident

E. Grievance Procedures

  1. Guidelines for the Resolution of Faculty Grievances
  2. The Commission of Inquiry

F. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment/Other Sexual Misconduct and Professional Conduct

  1. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment/Other Sexual Misconduct
  2. Professional Conduct

G. Termination Documentation

  1. Involuntary Termination of Tenure-Track Faculty
  2. Involuntary Termination of Non-Ladder Faculty, Teaching Assistants, and Researchers
  3. Nonrenewal of Researchers

H. Important Deadlines

Note: For the specific purposes of this document and its associated procedures, except as otherwise noted, “divisional dean” also refers to the John A. Paulson Dean of SEAS, and “department chairs” to SEAS area chairs. Although SEAS faculty members follow the same policies, some procedures may vary. Therefore, members of SEAS should also consult SEAS-specific documents.

Note: All procedural questions regarding faculty hiring, reviews, promotions, and leaves should be directed to the appropriate associate dean, and the associate dean should receive a copy of all documentation regarding these procedures. For more detailed listings on whom to contact, please see the “FAS Contacts by Topic” table in Chapter 1.