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John D. Simon
Executive Vice President & Provost
Contact Us
P.O. Box 400226
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4226
- Phone:
- 434-982-2362
- Fax:
- 434-924-1497
- Email:
- jwt5z@virginia.edu
University Academic Policies
Online Faculty Handbook
Top Viewed Policies 
All Policies A-Z 
- Academic Approval and Signatory Authority for Academic Program Agreements
- Academic Faculty Roles and Responsibilities
- Annual Performance Reviews
- Appointment, Annual Evaluation and Reappointment of Academic Deans NEW
- Appointment of Unpaid Faculty
- Appointment of Visiting Faculty and Scholars
- Appointment Types and Titles
- Appointments of Foreign Faculty and Researchers
- Awarding of Posthumous Degrees
- Background Checks
- Benefits (University Human Resources)
- Campaigning for and Serving in an Elected Public Office
- Chairholder Policy
- Classified Research
- Communicating with Government Officials
- Comptroller
- Computing Policies
- Confidentiality of Student Information
- Conflict of Interest
- Consulting and Internal Overload
- Copying of Copyrighted Material
- Criteria for Establishing Research-Only Courses
- Disciplinary Suspension or Termination of Academic Faculty, Procedure for
- Discrimination Complaint Procedures
- Drug-Free Workplace
- Emeritus Faculty
- Employment Eligibility Verification (Completing Form I-9)
- Employment of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
- Employment of Professional Research Staff
- Equal Opportunity Policy
- Extending Offers of Employment to Faculty in Academic Areas
- Faculty Exchanges
- Faculty Holding Appointments at Other Institutions or Organizations
- Financial Aid to Non Degree Seeking Students
- Grading Practices
- Graduate Assistantships
- Graduate Record
- Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Grievance Policy for Academic Faculty (tenured, tenure-track, and academic non-tenure-track faculty)
- Grievance Policy for Administrative Faculty
- Guidelines for General Faculty Staffing Due to Financial Stringency
- Health Insurance Subsidy for Qualified Graduate Students
- Honor System and Faculty
- Inclement Weather/Emergencies Policy
- Leaves of Absence
- Leave with Partial Pay
- Merit Pay
- Ownership Rights in Copyrightable Material
- Part-Time Employment of Retired Members of the Faculty
- Patent Policy
- Policy Database
- Political Activity
- Press and External Communications
- Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment
- Preventing and Addressing Retaliation
- Professional Research Staff
- Professors of Practice
- Promotion and Tenure Policy
- Recording of Classroom Lectures and Distribution of Course Materials by Students
- Reimbursement of Moving and Relocation Expenses
- Release of Information from Faculty Personnel Files
- Religious Holidays
- Research Policies and Procedures
- Resignation and Retirement
- Solicitation/Acceptance of Gifts and Bequests
- Solicitation of Grants and Contracts
- Student Enrollment
- Student Academic Grievance
- Substantive Change for Regional Accreditation NEW
- Summer Employment and Appointments
- Travel Abroad Warning for University Students
- Tuition Remission for Graduate Teaching, Administrative, and Research Assistants
- Undergraduate Record
- University Faculty Salaries and Bonuses
- University-Related Travel
- Use of the Rotunda
- Use of the University's Federally Registered Trademark
- Use of University Equipment
- Use of University Resources
- Work Stoppage by Faculty
- Working with Hazardous Equipment or in Hazardous Environments
Faculty Recruitment and Hiring 
Faculty Appointments, Tenure, and Evaluation 
- Annual Performance Reviews
- Appointment, Annual Evaluation and Reappointment of Academic Deans NEW
- Appointments of Foreign Faculty and Researchers
- Appointment of Visiting Faculty and Scholars
- Appointment Types and Titles
- Appointment of Unpaid Faculty
- Chairholder Policy
- Employment of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
- Faculty Exchanges
- Faculty Holding Appointments at Other Institutions or Organizations
- Guidelines for General Faculty Staffing Due to Financial Stringency
- Part-Time Employment of Retired Members of the Faculty
- Professors of Practice
- Promotion and Tenure Policy
- Release of Information from Faculty Personnel Files
- Resignation and Retirement
- Summer Employment and Appointments
Disciplinary Action and Grievance Procedures 
Faculty Teaching and Scholarship/Research 
- Academic Faculty Roles and Responsibilities
- Classified Research
- Consulting and Internal Overload
- Copying of Copyrighted Material
- Copyright Policy
- Criteria for Establishing Research Only-Courses
- Grading Practices
- Honor System and Faculty
- Ownership Rights in Copyrightable Material
- Patent Policy
- Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment
- Preventing and Addressing Retaliation
- Religious Holidays
- Research Policies and Procedures
- University-Related Travel
- Use of University Equipment
- Work Stoppage by Faculty
- Working with Hazardous Equipment or in Hazardous Environments
Faculty Relations with External Constituencies 
- Campaigning for and Serving in an Elected Public Office
- Communicating with Government Officials
- Conflict of Interest
- Consulting and Internal Overload
- Political Activity
- Press and External Communications
- Release of Information from Faculty Personnel Files
- Solicitation/Acceptance of Gifts and Bequests
- Solicitation of Grants and Contracts
Administrative Policies of Interest to Faculty 
- Academic Approval and Signatory Authority for Academic Program Agreements
- Computing Policies
- Drug-Free Workplace
- Equal Opportunity Policy
- Inclement Weather/Emergencies Policy
- Professional Research Staff
- Reimbursement of Moving and Relocation Expenses
- Solicitation/Acceptance of Gifts and Bequests
- Solicitation of Grants and Contracts
- Use of the Rotunda
- Use of the University's Federally Registered Trademark
- Use of University Resources
- Complete list of the University's Financial and Administrative Policies
Student Policies of Interest to Faculty 
- Awarding of Posthumous Degrees
- Confidentiality of Student Information
- Financial Aid to Non Degree Seeking Students
- Graduate Assistantships
- Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Health Insurance Subsidy for Qualified Graduate Students
- Recording of Classroom Lectures and Distribution of Course Materials by Students
- Student Academic Grievance
- Student Enrollment
- Travel Abroad Warning for University Students
- Tuition Remission for Graduate Teaching, Administrative, and Research Assistants
- Complete list of University's academic policies
Compensation and Benefits 
Other Policies 
For questions, contact academicpolicy@virginia.edu